камфора

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Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic كامفورا
Cyrillic камфора
Latin kamfora

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ка́мфора (kámfora), from Italian canfora, from Latin camphora, from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr).

Pronunciation

Noun

камфора (kamfora)

  1. camphor

Russian

Etymology 1

Possibly via Italian canfora, from Latin camphora, from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr).

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Pronunciation

Noun

ка́мфора (kámforaf inan (genitive ка́мфоры, nominative plural ка́мфоры, genitive plural ка́мфор)

  1. camphor
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Descendants
  • Armenian: կամֆորա (kamfora)
  • Kazakh: камфора (kamfora)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

камфо́ра (kamfóraf inan (genitive камфо́ры, nominative plural камфо́ры, genitive plural камфо́р)

  1. Archaic form of конфо́рка (konfórka).
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