abir

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.

   Synonym: gulal

Alternative forms

• abeer, abhir

Anagrams

• Bair, Bari, Bria, RAIB, RIBA, abri, bari, rabi, riba

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish haber.

Noun

abír

1. 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)

1. knife:
   1. short knife (Sundanese)
   2. long knife (Javanese)

Further reading

• “abir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

K'iche'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈɓiːɻ/

Adverb

abir

1. 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

1. (Orkney) To thresh corn partially.

Noun

abir

1. (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.