kuari

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaari, from Proto-Uralic *këŋere. Cognate with Finnish kaari.

Noun

kuari (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. bow (weapon)

Malay

Etymology

From English quarry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwari/, [ˈkwa.ri]
• Hyphenation: kua‧ri

Noun

kuari (Jawi spelling کواري, plural kuari-kuari, informal 1st possessive kuariku, 2nd possessive kuarimu, 3rd possessive kuarinya)

1. quarry

Synonyms

• tambang (Indonesia)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menguari [agent focus] (meN-)

Further reading

• “kuari” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.