Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *koira, from earlier *koj(e)ra, from Proto-Uralic *kojera (“male animal”) (whence also koiras (“male animal”)), derived from Proto-Uralic *koje (“male, man”), in which case the word probably originally meant "male dog" specifically (and possibly displaced peni in the general sense of "dog").
Edit to add: minun koirani
I have trouble figuring out what the words are supposed to sound like. I can guess the pronunciation a few different ways. Ex. Ko-ear-a, ko-i-ra, ko-jeer-a, koj-era, koj-i-ra, etc.
Is it possible to add phonetic pronunciations to the posts?
I can do that.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈkoi̯rɑ/, [ˈko̞i̯rɑ̝]
Rhymes: -oirɑ
Hyphenation(key): koi‧ra
Thank you :)
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