Kur

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proper noun

A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.

Similar
AraliIrkallaKigalKukku
OriginSumerian 𒆳 →
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Meanings

Kur1

proper noun
  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.

    Synonyms: Arali, Irkalla, Kigal, Kukku

Kur2

proper nounthe Kur
  1. alternativeAlternative form of the Kura: a river in Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

    In the mountains near Suram is a watering-place called Burjan, to which the Imperial Lieutenant of the Caucasus retires in summer. The river Kur, the ancient Cyrus, takes its rise in that district.

    1868, “Route 20: London to Tiflis […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 321

Kur3

proper noun
  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.

Kur4

proper noun
  1. An river in Russia.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounIn Sumerian mythology, a dark shadowy underworld, located deep below the surface of the earth.

Similar
AraliIrkallaKigalKukku

Origin

Kur · proper noun

  1. Sumerian𒆳“mountain; netherworld”
  2. EnglishKur

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

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Kur · proper noun

  1. RussianКур
  2. EnglishKur

Borrowed from Russian Кур (Kur)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Kur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kur

MLA

“Kur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kur. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kur.

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