zuhur

[from *zunur from *zurur ?] io.

1.

a. wise, prudent, sagacious formala ; zahar hitz, \zuhur hitz (atsot.) a good maxim is never out of season | the prover cannot be bettered (atsot.)

b. sensible, judicious; mundutarrak \zuhurago dira euren gauzetan, Jainkoaren jendea baino worldly people are more sensible about their own affairs than God's people; zahietan \zuhur, irinetan ero (atsot.) penny wise, pound foolish (atsot.)

2.

a. alert, wide-awake; egon zaitezte guztiok \zuhur, entzuten {be || stand} alert all of you and listen

b. cautious; izan zaitezte, bada, \zuhurrak sugeak legez, eta tolesgabeak usoak legez prove yourselves to be as cautious as a snake and yet as innocent as a dove

3.

a. (z.o.) thrifty, frugal

b. (z.tx.) ( zekena ) mean, stingy; \zuhuraren sakelak bi zulo (atsot.) fools live poor to die rich (atsot.) ; bazen gizon txit aberats bat, guztia \zuhurra eta inori on egiteko eutsia there was one a very rich man who was absolutely stingy and reluctant to do good to anyone

4.

a. ( zorrotza ) sharp, discerning, keen

b. ( belarria ) keen, sharp; belarri \zuhurrak dauzkanak entzun bera let him who has keen ears, hear adb. thriftily; \zuhur bizi izan to live thriftily