abir

See also: abır

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अबीर (abīr).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɪɹ/

Noun

abir (uncountable)

  1. (India) An aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.[1]
    Synonym: gulal

Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 4

Anagrams

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish haber.

Noun

abír

  1. assets, property

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sundanese [Term?] and Javanese ꦲꦧꦶꦂ (abir).

Pronunciation

Noun

abir (plural abir-abir)

  1. (dialectal) knife
    1. (Sundanese) short knife (Sundanese)
    2. (Java) long knife (Javanese)

Further reading

K'iche'

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːˈɓiːɻ/

Adverb

abir

  1. last year
  • junabir (kan)(oq) (last year)
  • kabir (two years ago)

References

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse afberja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːbər/

Verb

abir

  1. (Orkney) To thresh corn partially.

Noun

abir

  1. (Orkney) A sheaf of grain half-threshed.

Derived terms

References

Simalungun Batak

Noun

abir

  1. hope

References

Torricelli

Noun

abir

  1. a traditional plate made out of cane

References

  • Drinfeld, Andrey. 2023. Aro-English / English-Aro Dictionary. Ms. 112pp.