Etymology

From Old Turkic qurč ‎(“sharp, hard”), from Proto-Turkic *kurč ‎(“id.”).

Cognate with Kyrgyz курч ‎(kurç), Kazakh құрыш ‎(qurış), Karachay-Balkar, Kumyk къурч ‎(qurč), Tatar корыч ‎(qorıç, “steel”); Southern Altai курч ‎(kurč, “sharp; keen”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qʊ̞ˈrʊ̞s]
• Hyphenation: ҡо‧рос