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Yes. The word kir is a Scrabble US word. The word kir is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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3-letter words (2 found)

IRK,KIR,

2-letter words (1 found)

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Definitions and meaning of kir

kir

Translingual

Symbol

kir

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kyrgyz.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kyrgyz terms

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French kir, named after Félix Kir, mayor of Dijon.

Noun

kir (countable and uncountable, plural kirs)

  1. A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.

Derived terms

  • kir royal

Translations

Anagrams

  • KRI, Rik, ikr, irk, IKR, Irk, rik, k'ri, Kri

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kir.

Pronunciation

Noun

kir (definite accusative kiri, plural kirlər)

  1. dirt
    Synonym: çirk

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kir” in Obastan.com.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kir.

Noun

kir (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. dirt

Derived terms

  • kirli

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

kir

  1. inflection of kirren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

  • Rik

Finnish

Etymology

From French kir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkir/, [ˈk̟ir]
  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Syllabification(key): kir
  • Hyphenation(key): kir

Noun

kir

  1. kir

Declension

French

Pronunciation

Noun

kir m (plural kirs)

  1. kir (beverage)

Derived terms

  • kir breton

Further reading

  • “kir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch keur (“seal”), from Middle Dutch core, cuere, from Old Dutch kuri, from Proto-West Germanic *kuʀi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkir/ [ˈkɪr]
  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Syllabification: kir

Noun

kir (plural kir-kir)

  1. (colloquial, uncommon) examination
    Synonym: pemeriksaan

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Northern Kurdish

Noun

kir m

  1. (vulgar) cock, penis

Derived terms

  • kir seru

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit किरि (kiri, “scattering, heap”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kir/

Noun

kir m (Perso-Arabic spelling کِر)

  1. snow

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): -á

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “kir”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kir”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Polish

Alternative forms

  • kier (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkir/
  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Syllabification: kir

Noun

kir m inan (related adjective kirowy)

  1. mort cloth, pall (black material symbolizing mourning)

Declension

Further reading

  • kir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kir in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “kier”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “kir”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “kir”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “kir”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 340

Romani

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟 (kīḍa), from Sanskrit की॒ट (kīṭá). Cognate with Hindi कीड़ा (kīṛā, “insect, bug”).

    Noun

    kir f

    1. ant

    Turkish

    Etymology

    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیر (kir), from Old Turkic kir, from Proto-Turkic *kir (“dirt”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ciɾ]

    Noun

    kir (definite accusative kiri, plural kirler)

    1. dirt

    Declension

    Synonyms

    • pislik
    • pasak

    Derived terms

    • kirlenmek
    • kirletmek

    References

    • Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “kir”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎[2], Vienna, column 3823

    Source: wiktionary.org