beygir

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بیگیر, from Persian بارگیر (bârgir, “beast of burden”), from ‍بار (bâr, “load, burden, cargo”) + گیر (gir, “carrying”).

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Noun

beygir (definite accusative beygiri, plural beygirler)

  1. horse (often derogatory denoting a useless or an old horse)
    Synonyms: at, düldül
  2. a horse only used for carrying loads or pulling carts
  3. (sports, gymnastics) vault
    Synonym: atlama beygiri

Derived terms

  • beygir gücü (horsepower)
  • sütçü beygiri (humorous, idiomatic expression describing self or someone else as lethargic)

References

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