Borneo

Probably from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”), therefore a doublet of Brunei.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɹnioʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːni.əʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbo(ː)ɹnioʊ/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈboənioʊ/
• Hyphenation: Bor‧ne‧o

Borneo

1. A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.

   Synonym: Kalimantan

Both the terms Borneo and Kalimantan are used to refer the whole island, yet the differences are mainly dialectal (Borneo are used in all three countries; while the usage of Kalimantan is restricted into Indonesia, or the Indonesian portion in the strictest sense). In the past, the latter term was also used in Brunei and Malaysia, mainly by left-wing political groups (e.g. North Kalimantan Communist Party).

• Brunei
• Central Kalimantan
• East Kalimantan
• North Kalimantan
• Sabah
• Sarawak
• South Kalimantan
• West Kalimantan

• Greater Sunda Islands

• Kalimantan

• Oberon, bore on, booner, Oborne

• IPA^(key): [ˈbornɛo]

Borneo n (relational adjective bornejský)

1. Borneo

• “Borneo”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Borneo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Portuguese?”)

The hamlet is attested as Klein Borneo in 1984. It was named after the island, presumably for its remoteness or the perceived unpleasant disposition of its inhabitants.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔr.neːˌjoː/

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• Hyphenation: Bor‧neo

Borneo n

1. Borneo, a Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei [from late 16th c.]
2. a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

• Brunei
• Kalimantan

• Borneoos

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

From Portuguese Borneo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈborneo/, [ˈbo̞rne̞o̞]
• Rhymes: -orneo
• Syllabification^(key): Bor‧ne‧o
• Hyphenation^(key): Bor‧neo

Borneo

1. Borneo

in Borneo = Borneolla

Borneo

1. Borneo

Borneo (Jawi spelling بورنيو)

1. Borneo (an island of Southeast Asia)

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo.

Borneo

1. Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo.

Borneo

1. Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

Probably from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”).

• IPA^(key): /bɔrˈnɛ.ɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɔ
• Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o

Borneo n (indeclinable)

1. Borneo (a large island of Southeast Asia, politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)

• Borneo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borneo m

1. obsolete spelling of Bornéu

IPA: [ˈbɔrneɔ]

Borneo n (genitive singular Bornea, declension pattern of mesto)

1. Borneo (an island of Southeast Asia)

• “Borneo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

• IPA^(key): /boɾˈneo/ [boɾˈne.o]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o

Borneo ?

1. Borneo

   Synonym: (obsolete) Borney