kendir

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian кенды́рь (kendýrʹ) and its etymon Turkish kendir.[1]

Noun

kendir (uncountable)

  1. A strong bast fibre from the plant Apocynum venetum.

References

  1. ^ “kendyr”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kentir, *kendir (“hemp”). See Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis) for more.

Noun

kendir

  1. hemp, cannabis

Declension

Declension of kendir
singular plural
nominative kendir kendirler
genitive kendirniñ kendirlerniñ
dative kendirge kendirlerge
accusative kendirni kendirlerni
locative kendirde kendirlerde
ablative kendirden kendirlerden

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*kendir”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[3], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  • “kendir”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كندر (kendir, “hemp”), from Proto-Turkic *kentir, *kendir (“hemp”).[1] Compare Hungarian kender, an Oghur Turkic loanword, Kazakh кендір (kendır). Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis).

Noun

kendir

  1. hemp

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*kendir”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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