duri

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See also: durí, dûri, dúṛi, dùrì, dùrí, and d̪uɽi

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

duri

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dúː.ɽìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: dū‧rī̀

Noun

dūrī̀ m (possessed form dūrìn)

  1. (vulgar) vagina

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay duri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.ri/
  • Rhymes: -ri, -i
  • Hyphenation: du‧ri

Noun

duri (plural duri-duri, first-person possessive duriku, second-person possessive durimu, third-person possessive durinya)

  1. thorn
  2. spike
  3. fish bone

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.ri/
  • Rhymes: -uri
  • Hyphenation: dù‧ri

Etymology 1

Adjective

duri m pl

  1. masculine plural of duro

Etymology 2

Verb

duri

  1. inflection of durare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

dūrī

  1. inflection of dūrus:
    1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
    2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi. Compare Malagasy rui, Acehnese duroë, Kosraean sri and Fijian sui.

Pronunciation

Noun

duri (Jawi spelling دوري, plural duri-duri, informal 1st possessive duriku, 2nd possessive durimu, 3rd possessive durinya)

  1. thorn
    duri tajam ― sharp thorns

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: duri

Further reading

Mauritian Creole

Noun

duri

  1. Alternative form of diri

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi.

Noun

duri

  1. thorn
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