kɨr 3

1 isolated mountain 2 mountain top, mountain ridge 3 steppe, desert, level ground 4 edge

Proto-Turkic: *Kɨr
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *k`ā̀re
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: 1 отдельно стоящая гора 2 вершина горы, гребень горы, возвышенность 3 степь, пустыня, равнина 4 край
Turkic: *Kɨr
Mongolian: *kira
Tungus-Manchu: *xāri-
Comments: EDT 641, VEWT 265, Лексика 95-96, ЭСТЯ 6, 225, Stachowski 169. Derived is PT *Kɨran 'edge, ridge' (ЭСТЯ 6, 226); but note that modern forms like Turkm. Gɨra, Tuva qɨra etc. are borrowed < Mong. kira.
Karakhanid: qɨr 1 (MK, KB), 'rising ground' (IM,14 c.)
Turkish: kɨr 3
Tatar: qɨr 3, 4
Middle Turkic: qɨr (Sangl.), qir (Pav. C.) 2, 3
Uzbek: qir 2, 3, 4
Uighur: qir 3, 4
Turkmen: Gɨr 3
Khakassian: xɨr 2, 'roof'
Shor: qɨr
Oyrat: qɨr 2, 3, 4
Chuvash: xir 3
Yakut: kɨrtas 2; kɨrdal 'hill'
Dolgan: kɨrdal 'hill'
Kirghiz: qɨr 2, 3
Kazakh: qɨr 2, 4
Noghai: qɨr 3
Bashkir: qɨr 3, 4
Balkar: qɨr 3
Gagauz: qɨr 3
Karaim: qɨr 3
Karakalpak: qɨr 2, 4
Kumyk: qɨr 3