Etymology

From *ağïrïğ "pain, ilness", which is an action noun of ağïrï- "to hurt, be ill".

Cognate with Old Turkic aγrïγ ‎(“pain, ilness”), Kazakh ауру ‎(awrw, “illness; ill; to be ill”), Kyrgyz оору ‎(ooru), Uyghur ئاغرىق ‎(aghriq, “illness”), Khakas ағырығ ‎(ağırığ, “illness; ill”), Yakut ыарыы ‎(ıarıı, “pain, disease”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑ.wɯ̞.ˈrɯ̞w]
• Hyphenation: а‧уы‧рыу (three syllables)

• IPA^(key): [ɑw.ˈrɯ̞w]
• Hyphenation: ау‧рыу (two syllables)