abir
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi अबीर (abīr).
Pronunciation
(US) IPA(key): /əˈbɪɹ/
Noun
abir (uncountable)
- (India) An aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.[1]
- Synonym: gulal
Alternative forms
- abeer, abhir
References
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 4
Anagrams
- Bair, Bari, Bria, RAIB, RIBA, abri, bari, rabi, riba
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish haber.
Noun
abír
- assets, property
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sundanese [Term?] and Javanese ꦲꦧꦶꦂ (abir).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈabɪr/
- Hyphenation: abir
- Rhymes: -abɪr, -bɪr, -ɪr, -r
Noun
abir (plural abir-abir, first-person possessive abirku, second-person possessive abirmu, third-person possessive abirnya)
- knife:
- short knife (Sundanese)
- long knife (Javanese)
Further reading
- “abir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
K'iche'
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈɓiːɻ/
Adverb
abir
- last year
Related terms
- junabir (kan)(oq) (“last year”)
- kabir (“two years ago”)
References
- Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary, page 7
Scots
Alternative forms
- aaber, awber (Orkney)
Etymology
From Old Norse afberja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːbər/
Verb
abir
- (Orkney) To thresh corn partially.
Noun
abir
- (Orkney) A sheaf of grain half-threshed.
Derived terms
- abertet
References
- “abir, v.,n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.