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timur

UK/tiːˈmʊə/US/tɪˈmʊəɹ/

timur noun: rattan pepper.

Noun

timur (uncountable)

  1. (Nepal) rattan pepper

Proper noun capitalized: Timur

Timur

  1. A male given name.
  2. (alternative) Alternative form of Tamerlane.

Origin of timur

Borrowed from Nepali तिमुर (timura).

From Turkish Timur and other languages, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”).

Words formed from timur

Questions about timur

What does timur mean?
Timur means rattan pepper.
What part of speech is timur?
Timur can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce timur?
Timur is pronounced /tiːˈmʊə/ (UK).

Words near timur in the dictionary

  1. TIMTOWTDI
  2. Timuay Danda
  3. Timucua
  4. Timucuan
  5. Timucuas
  6. timur
  7. Timurid
  8. Timurids
  9. Timworth
  10. tin
  11. tin anniversaries

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