Etymology

From Old Turkic oγrï "thief", apparently via a Karluk source (compare Uzbek o'g'ri ‎(“thief”)), such as Literary Chagatai. This is indicated the retention of -ğ-.

Compare the native Kypchak development in Kazakh ұры ‎(urı), Kyrgyz ууру ‎(uuru) "thief".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [u̞ʁ.ˈrɯ̞]
• Hyphenation: уғ‧ры