guri

See also: Guri, gurí, gurî, and gúṛi

Albanian

Noun

guri

1. inflection of gur:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite dative/genitive/ablative singular

Atong (India)

Etymology

Cognate with Garo guri (“fog, mist”).

Noun

guri

1. fog, mist

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuɾi/ [ɡu.ɾi]

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• Rhymes: -uɾi, -i
• Hyphenation: gu‧ri

Pronoun

guri

1. dative of gu

Dharug

Alternative forms

• gooree (obsolete)

Noun

guri

1. (anatomy) ear

   Guribuni?

   Are you even listening? (said to someone if they have responded to a call)

   (literally, “Don't [you] have ears?”)

Derived terms

• guribuni (“person who does not respond to a call”, colloquial, literally “no ears”)
• guriyayil (“parrot”)

References

• Troy, Jakelin (2019) [1994], “guri”, in The Sydney Language‎^[1], 2nd edition, Canberra, ACT: Aboriginal Studies Press, →ISBN, page 24
• Jeremy Macdonald Steele (December 2005) The Aboriginal Language of Sydney (Master of Arts (Research) thesis)‎^[2], Warawara Department of Indigenous Studies, Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sydney: Macquarie University, page 261

Garo

Etymology

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Noun

guri

1. fog, mist

Laz

Noun

guri

1. Latin spelling of გური (guri)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the female given name Guri, used as a euphemistic substitute for Gud (“God”).

The name continues Old Norse Guðríðr, traditionally explained as a contraction of Guðfríðr, containing guð (“god”) and Old Norse fríðr (“beautiful”). The interpretation of the first element is disputed; a connection with gunnr (“battle”) has also been proposed. The second element continues Proto-Germanic *frīdaz (“beautiful, beloved”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to love”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk guri (“gosh, goodness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ˈɡʉː.rɪ/, [ˈɡʉ̂ː.ɾɪ̌]
• Rhymes: -ʉːrɪ
• Homophone: Guri
• Hyphenation: gu‧ri

Interjection

guri

1. (colloquial, euphemistic) gosh, goodness; used to express surprise, alarm or strong feeling, or to give emphasis to an assertion

   Å, guri, så fort tiden har gått! ― Oh gosh, how quickly the time has passed!

   Synonym: jøss

   • 1982, Sidsel Mørck, Forhold, page 57:

     å, guri, så sulten jeg er altså

     Oh gosh, I'm so hungry!

   guri land — good heavens, goodness gracious

   Guri land, har du laget alt dette selv? ― Good heavens, did you make all this yourself?

   guri malla — good heavens, goodness gracious; also written gurimalla

   Guri malla, nå skremte du meg! ― Good heavens, you gave me a fright!

   • 1959, Axel Jensen, Line, page 55:

     så glad ble jeg […] Guri Malla!

     I was so happy […] Good heavens!

   • 1975, Finn Havrevold, De nådeløse, page 5:

     – Guri Malla, så morgengretten du ser ut i dag da, Are?

     – Good heavens, you look so grumpy this morning, Are!

   guri meg — my goodness, gosh

   Guri meg, så mye folk det er her! ― My goodness, there are so many people here!

Derived terms

• gurimalla (“gosh, goodness gracious”)

Related terms

• -guri (“person-forming compound element, especially referring to a girl or woman”)

References

• “guri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “guri” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

Anagrams

• -guri, Guri

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈɾi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈɾi/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: gu‧ri

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Tupi gûyrĩ,kuri.

Alternative forms

• guiri

Noun

guri m (plural guris)

1. (Brazil, dialectal) ariid (any catfish in the family Ariidae)

   Synonym: bagre-guri

   Hypernym: bagre

Derived terms

• bagre-guri

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Navarro hypothesizes a shortening of Língua Geral Paulista kulumĩ (“boy”). Other sources point to the same origin of etymology 1, saying the Old Tupi term only referred to young catfish. Compare Spanish gurí.

Noun

guri m (plural guris, feminine guria, feminine plural gurias)

1. (chiefly South Brazil) boy (male child)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:menino

Derived terms

• gurizada
• gurizinho

Further reading

• “guri”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “guri”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “guri”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “guri”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Romanian

Noun

guri

1. inflection of gură:
   1. plural
   2. genitive/dative singular

Somali

Etymology

Of Semitic origin, from the root *gwr- (“to dwell”).

Noun

gúri m (plural guriyo m)

1. house

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈɾi/ [ɡ̠ʊˈɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: gu‧ri

Noun

gurí (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇᜒ) (chiefly dialectal, Batangas)

1. scribble; doodle

   Synonym: guhit

2. untidy substitution of a typographical error using a writing utensil

Derived terms

• gumuri
• iguri
• magguri

Related terms

• guri-guri
• guriri

See also

• bura
• burara
• dumi

Further reading

• “guri”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018