Proto-Turkic: *Kajɨra-
Meaning: 1 to whet, sharpen 2 to rub teeth
Russian meaning: 1 точить, заострять 2 тереть зубами
Turkish: kajra- (dial.)
Tatar: qajra- 2
Uzbek: qajra- 2
Uighur: qɛjrɛ- 2
Turkmen: Gajra- 1
Khakassian: xajɨra- 1
Oyrat: qaira- 2
Chuvash: xъjra- 2 (Anatri)
Kirghiz: qajra- 2
Kazakh: qajra- 2
Noghai: qajra- 2
Bashkir: qajra- 2
Karakalpak: qajra- 2
Comments: ЭСТЯ 5, 205. The Turk. derivative *kajɨrak 'whetstone' > Mong. qajiraɣ, see TMN 3, 568-569. Cf. also Kaz., Tat. qajau 'notch', Tur. qajaɣan 'whetstone' (R 2, 90) and Yak. xajgɨa, xojguo 'notch'; Yak. xaja, Dolg. kaja '(to tear) apart', Yak. xajɨt- 'to break, tear apart', Dolg. kajɨt- id., kajɨn- (itr.) (see Stachowski 133, 134, 135).
