Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Turkic *teŋri ‎(“god; sky, heaven”).

If so, Doublet of тәңре ‎(täñre) — see there for more.

Compare with Tatar тәре ‎(täre, “pagan deity; Christian icon”), Karachay-Balkar тейри ‎(teyri, “the supreme deity in the local pagan pantheon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tæˈrɪ̞]
• Hyphenation: тә‧ре