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Cornish
Pronunciation
Noun
kamfor m
- camphor
References
- Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
- Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 88
Malay
Etymology
From English camphor, from Old French camphore or Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr), via an Austronesian language such as Malay kapur.
Noun
kamfor (Jawi spelling کمفور, plural kamfor-kamfor, informal 1st possessive kamforku, 2nd possessive kamformu, 3rd possessive kamfornya)
- camphor
- Synonym: kapur barus
- Synonym: kampêr (Indonesian)
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