abur

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbur/ [ʔʌˈbʊɾ]
• Hyphenation: a‧bur

Etymology 1

Abur (1).

Noun

abúr m (plural aburwá f or awrá f)

1. bull, ox

Declension

Declension of abúr
absolutive	abúr
predicative	abúru
subjective	abúr
genitive	abúr
Postpositioned forms l-case abúrul k-case abúruk t-case abúrut h-case abúruh

Etymology 2

Abur (2).

Noun

abúr m (plural abuuritté f)

1. deserted house

Declension

Declension of abúr
absolutive	abúr
predicative	abúuru
subjective	abúr
genitive	abúr
Postpositioned forms l-case abúurul k-case abúuruk t-case abúurut h-case abúuruh

Derived terms

• abuurusé

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “abur”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• abure
• aburu — alternative spelling

Etymology

Akin to Romanian abur, Albanian avull, dialectal Greek άμπρος (ámpros), άμπουρους (ámpourous) of unclear origin, though most often derived from Albanian, see there for more.

Noun

abur m (plural aburi)

1. steam, vapor

Derived terms

• aburedz
• aburescu
• aburos

References

• Cunia (2010), page 7b: “abur”
• Dasoulas (2013), page 23a: “ábure”
• Vrabie (2000), page 644: “steam” → “ábur”, page 714: “vapor” → “ábur”
• DIARO (1997), page 5: “abur” → “aburu”
• Papahagi DDAGE, page 100: “ábur”
• Nikolaidis (1909), page 36: “άμπουρ^ου”
• Dalametra (1906), page 1a: “áburi”
• Mihăileanu (1901), page 3a: “áburŭ”

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1807. Probably borrowed from Basque agur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈβuɾ]

Interjection

abur

1. bye
   • 1807, Ramón Mariño, editor, Segundo diálogo dos esterqueiros:

     Pois abur hastra a primeira

     Then bye, till next time we meet

Derived terms

• aburiño

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abur”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abur”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abur”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabur]
• Rhymes: -abur
• Hyphenation: a‧bur

Noun

abur

1. chaos

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay abur, from Classical Malay ابور (abur), from Javanese ꦲꦮꦸꦂ (awur, “to do haphazardly or without basis”), and Old Javanese awur (“confused, mixed up together, hard to distinguish clearly”). Doublet of abor and awur.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈabur/ [ˈa.bʊr]

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• Rhymes: -abur
• Syllabification: a‧bur

Adjective

abur (comparative lebih abur, superlative paling abur)

1. (rare) wasteful, extravagant, prodigal

   Synonym: boros

Derived terms

• mengabur
• pengabur

Related terms

• awur
• kabur

Further reading

• “abur”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

abur

1. romanization of ꦲꦧꦸꦂ

Lun Bawang

abur

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abur/

Noun

abur

1. swamp

Synonyms

• tabur

References

• Ricky Ganang et al. (2008), “abur”, in Kemaloh Lundayeh–English Dictionary, Borneo Research Council, →OCLC, page 7

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦮꦸꦂ (awur, “to do haphazardly or without basis”), and Old Javanese awur (“confused, mixed up together, hard to distinguish clearly”). Doublet of awur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abur/
  • (Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): [a.bo(r)]

    • Audio (Malaysia, non-rhotic):

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  • (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): [a.bʊ(r)]
• Rhymes: -bur, -ur
• Hyphenation: a‧bur

Verb

abur (active mengabur, 3rd person passive diabur)

1. (transitive) to waste something

   Synonym: bazir

Affixations

• pengabur

Further reading

• "abur" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Old High German

Alternative forms

• avar, afar, auuar, avur, afur, avor, avir, aver, avar, abo

Etymology

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Adverb

abur

1. however

Conjunction

abur

1. but

References

• Braune, Wilhelm. Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, zusammengestellt und mit Glossar versehen

Romanian

Etymology

Either from Old Albanian *abul (compare modern avull) or cognate to it as a substrate word; less likely from Latin albulus or an alteration of vapor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.bur/

Noun

abur m (plural aburi)

1. steam, vapor
2. thin fog
3. a gentle breeze

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	abur	aburul	aburi	aburii
genitive-dative	abur	aburului	aburi	aburilor
vocative	aburule		aburilor

Synonyms

• vapor

See also

• adiere
• boare
• briză

Simalungun Batak

Noun

abur

1. scatter

References

• Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p. 20.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbuɾ/ [aˈβ̞uɾ]
• Rhymes: -uɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bur

Interjection

abur

1. alternative form of agur

Further reading

• “abur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025