English Explanatory Dictionary

Kur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.
  2. In Sumerian mythology, a dark shadowy underworld, located deep below the surface of the earth.
name
  1. Alternative form of the Kura: a river in Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
name
  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.

Word forms

Kur the Kur

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒆳 (kur, “mountain; netherworld”).

Synonyms

Arali Irkalla Kigal Kukku

Related words

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