yurt
/jɜːt/US/jɝːt/
yurt noun: a large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).
Noun (1)
yurt (plural yurts)
- A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).
- [T]heir [the Nogais'] cattle grazed on the Little Injik, only seven versts from the boundary line. In summer they kept them in the Black Mountains, and in winter at their auls. They lived in felt yurts, and often changed their place of abode.1880, Henry H[oyle] Howorth, “The Nogais, Karakalpaks, and Siberian Tartars”, in History of the Mongols from the 9th to the 19th Century. Part II. The So-called Tartars of Russia and Central Asia...
- Gervasius and Borodijin rode on to reconnoitre. As my caravan entered the strip of pasture fringing the shore I saw my people in conversation with Sarts by a yurt at the north-east corner of the lake. They soon returned with the information that the whole neighbourhood, which included Kala Otlak...1939, Wilhelm Filchner, “Issik Pakhta—The Sarts—Good-bye to Borodijin”, in E. O. Lorimer, transl., A Scientist in Tartary: from the Hoang-ho to the Indus, London: Faber and Faber Limited, →OCLC...
Noun (2)
yurt (plural yurts)
yurt meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
yurt in Hindi
- large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof
- युर्त yurt, यर्ट yarṭ
yurt in Tamil
- large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof
- யூர்ட் yūrṭ
yurt in Urdu
- large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof
- خیمه xeyma
yurt in Arabic
- large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof
- يُورْت yūrt
More languagesFewer languages
- yurt in Persian
- خیمه xeyme
- yurt in Thai
- เยิร์ต yêrt
Examples of yurt in a sentence
- As my caravan entered the strip of pasture fringing the shore I saw my people in conversation with Sarts by a yurt at the north-east corner of the lake.1939, Wilhelm Filchner, “Issik Pakhta—The Sarts—Good-bye to Borodijin”, in E. O. Lorimer, transl., A Scientist in Tartary: from the...
- Northeast of the center's main group of yurts is a new neighbor—the Spruce Hole Yurt—operated by Cumbres Nordic Adventures.2000, Brian Litz, “San Juan Mountains”, in Colorado Hut to Hut. Volume 2: Southern Region, volume 2, Englewood, Colo.: Westcliffe...
- The principal dwelling of the nomadic Kazakhs, the circular, felt-covered yurt is a potent image of Kazakh culture.2008 August, Paul Brummell, “Background Information”, in Kazakhstan: The Bradt Travel Guide, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire: Bradt...
- I saw the first round white roofs of yurts, or gers as they are called in Mongolian.2010, Lydia Laube, Slow Boat to Mongolia, Kent Town, South Australia: Wakefield Press, →ISBN:
Synonyms of yurt
Forms of yurt
| plural | yurts |
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Origin of yurt
Borrowed from French yourte or German Jurte, from Russian ю́рта (júrta, “yurt”), from a Turkic language, from Proto-Turkic *yūrt (“dwelling place”).
Borrowed from Russian юрт (jurt), from a Turkic language in the sense of “one's native land”, from Proto-Turkic *yūrt (“dwelling place”).
Words formed from yurt
Words that rhyme with yurt
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- pervert
- advert
- alert
- divert
- inert
- avert
- concert
- deconvert
- girt
- lirt
- shirt
- spurt
- subvert
- vert
- wort
- blurt
- chert
- curt
- desert
- dessert
- exert
- introvert
- Leaving Cert
- overt
- red alert
- sturt
- wert
- ambivert
- ambiverts
- apert
- Baie Verte
- begirt
- BERT
- birt
- dissert
- extrovert
- gert
- gurt
- insert
- Kurt
- pirate shirt
- poet shirt
- puffball skirt
- quirt
- reassert
- smirt
- unalert
- unhurt
Questions about yurt
- What does yurt mean?
- Yurt means a large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).
- What is yurt in Hindi?
- Yurt in Hindi is युर्त (yurt), यर्ट (yarṭ). See Yurt meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use yurt in a sentence?
- As my caravan entered the strip of pasture fringing the shore I saw my people in conversation with Sarts by a yurt at the north-east corner of the lake.
- What part of speech is yurt?
- Yurt is a noun.
- How do you pronounce yurt?
- Yurt is pronounced /jɜːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of yurt?
- The plural of yurt is yurts.
Words near yurt in the dictionary
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