Save Type River Usage Russian, Kazakh Scripts Орь(Russian) Ор(Kazakh) Pronounced Pron. /orʲ/(Russian) /oɾ/(Kazakh) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsIr (Bashkir, Tatar), Ur (Bashkir) Meaning & History From Turkic or meaning "ditch" or "ravine." It is the name of a river in Kazakhstan and Russia.