кувра

Ingush

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian ქვევრი (kvevri). Cognates include Chechen куьйра (küüra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːra/

Noun

кувра • (kuvra) class jj

  1. large round amphora-like ceramic milk jug, held by the handles and shaken to make butter

Declension

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References

  • Č̣inč̣arauli, Aleksi (1975) “Грузинско-нахские схождения в отраслевой лексике [Common features of Georgian and Nakh special terminology]”, in Iberiul-ḳavḳasiuri enatmecnierebis c̣elic̣deuli [Annual of Ibero-Caucasian Linguistics] (in Russian), volume 2, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 213 of 210–214
  • Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “кувра”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 89a
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