Etymology

From Common Kypchak bawïr, from Old Turkic bağïr, from Proto-Turkic *biagɨr ‎(“liver”).

Cognate with Tatar бавыр ‎(bawır), Kazakh бауыр ‎(bawır), Nogai бавыр ‎(bavır), Kyrgyz боор ‎(boor), Southern Altai буур ‎(buur), Khakas паар ‎(paar), Tuvan баар ‎(baar), Yakut быар ‎(bıar); Uzbek bag'ir, Turkmen bagyr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑ.ˈwɯ̞r]
• Hyphenation: ба‧уыр