labur

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Basque

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /labur/
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  • Rhymes: -abur
  • Hyphenation: la‧bur

Adjective

labur (comparative laburrago, superlative laburren, excessive laburregi)

  1. short
    Synonym: motz
  2. mean, stingy

Declension

Antonyms

Adverb

labur (comparative laburrago, superlative laburren, excessive laburregi)

  1. shortly, briefly
    Synonym: motz

Further reading

  • labur”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • labur”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: la‧bur

Etymology 1

From Malay labur, from Javanese ꦭꦧꦸꦂ (labur, whitewash), from Old Javanese lawur, lahur (smooth, even).

Noun

labur (plural)

  1. whitewash: a lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay labur.

Verb

labur (base/imperative labur, active melabur, passive dilabur)

  1. to supply (include food or money) the worker.
Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin labor

Noun

labur oblique singularm (oblique plural laburs, nominative singular laburs, nominative plural labur)

  1. labor; work; toil

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