buur

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch buur, from Middle Dutch buur, from Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dweller, inhabitant”). Doublet of boer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /byr/
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Noun

buur (plural bure)

  1. neighbor

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch buur, from Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dweller, inhabitant”). Doublet of boer.

Pronunciation

Noun

buur m (plural buren, diminutive buurtje n)

  1. neighbour

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: buur
  • Jersey Dutch: buer

Maay

Noun

buur

  1. mountain

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

buur m

  1. inhabitant (one who shares in rights and obligations as an inhabitant of a place)
  2. (rare) neighbour
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

buur n or m

  1. (rare) house, shed, building
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

Somali

Etymology

Cognates include Jiiddu burti.

Noun

buur ?

  1. mountain

References

  1. ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN
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