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ağır

Pronunciation: /aˈɯɾ/

“ağır” is a Turkish word. Its 9 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. heavy
  2. slow
  3. heavy, indigestible, difficult to digest
  4. foul-smelling, fetid, having an unpleasant odor
  5. grave, serious, sedate, not cheerful
  6. serious, tough
  7. overwhelming, depressing
  8. low in volume
  9. hard of hearing

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آغر (ağır, “heavy”), from Old Anatolian Turkish اغر (“heavy”), from Proto-Turkic *agïr (“heavy”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰍𐰃𐰺 (g¹ir¹ /⁠agïr⁠/, “heavy”), Azerbaijani, Salar, and Crimean Tatar ağır, and Uzbek ogʻir.

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