name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Persian or Irish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Kira
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Pronunciation
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/kiːrə/
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/kɪrə/
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CMU ARPABET: K IH1 R AA0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An ankle-length dress traditionally worn by women in Bhutan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Variant of Kyra or borrowed from Russian Ки́ра (Kíra), ultimately from Persian کوروش (Kūrūš). Also used as a respelling of Ciara, from Irish [Term?].
Borrowed from Dzongkha དཀྱི་ར (dkyi ra).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: Ки́ра (Kíra) — female given name