kurash

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noun

Any one of several types of wrestling, historically practised in Central Asia.

OriginUzbek kurash ← Proto-Common Turkic *küreš- →
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Meanings

nounkurash (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny one of several types of wrestling, historically practised in Central Asia.

Origin

  1. Proto-Common Turkic*küreš-
  2. Uzbekkurash
  3. Englishkurash

Learned borrowing from Uzbek kurash, ultimately from Proto-Common Turkic *küreš-.

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Translations

Turkish güreş
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ShakurHruskaShukrakharsu
Cite this entry
APA

kurash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kurash

MLA

“kurash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kurash. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kurash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kurash.

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