abir

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अबीर (abīr).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA(key): /əˈbɪɹ/

Noun

abir (uncountable)

  1. (India) An aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.[1]
    Synonym: gulal

Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN), page 4

Anagrams


Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish haber.

Noun

abír

  1. assets, property

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sundanese and Javanese ꦲꦧꦶꦂ (abir).

Pronunciation

Noun

abir (plural abir-abir, first-person possessive abirku, second-person possessive abirmu, third-person possessive abirnya)

  1. knife:
    1. short knife (Sundanese)
    2. long knife (Javanese)

Further reading

K'iche'

Pronunciation

Adverb

abir

  1. last year

References

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse afberja.

Pronunciation

Verb

abir

  1. (Orkney) To thresh corn partially.

Noun

abir

  1. (Orkney) A sheaf of grain half-threshed.

Derived terms

References

Simalungun Batak

Etymology

=Noun

abir

  1. hope

References

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