labur

Basque

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /labur/ [la.β̞ur]

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• Rhymes: -abur, -ur
• Hyphenation: la‧bur

Adjective

labur (comparative laburrago, superlative laburren, excessive laburregi)

1. short

   Synonym: motz

2. mean, stingy

Declension

Declension of labur (adjective C-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		labur	laburra	laburrak	laburrok
ergative		laburrek	laburrak	laburrek	laburrok
dative		laburri	laburrari	laburrei	laburroi
genitive		laburren	laburraren	laburren	laburron
comitative		laburrekin	laburrarekin	laburrekin	laburrokin
causative		laburrengatik	laburrarengatik	laburrengatik	laburrongatik
benefactive		laburrentzat	laburrarentzat	laburrentzat	laburrontzat
instrumental		laburrez	laburraz	laburrez	laburrotaz
inessive	anim.	laburrengan	laburrarengan	laburrengan	laburrongan
	inan.	laburretan	laburrean	laburretan	laburrotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	laburretako	laburreko	laburretako	laburrotako
allative	anim.	laburrengana	laburrarengana	laburrengana	laburrongana
	inan.	laburretara	laburrera	laburretara	laburrotara
terminative	anim.	laburrenganaino	laburrarenganaino	laburrenganaino	laburronganaino
	inan.	laburretaraino	laburreraino	laburretaraino	laburrotaraino
directive	anim.	laburrenganantz	laburrarenganantz	laburrenganantz	laburronganantz
	inan.	laburretarantz	laburrerantz	laburretarantz	laburrotarantz
destinative	anim.	laburrenganako	laburrarenganako	laburrenganako	laburronganako
	inan.	laburretarako	laburrerako	laburretarako	laburrotarako
ablative	anim.	laburrengandik	laburrarengandik	laburrengandik	laburrongandik
	inan.	laburretatik	laburretik	laburretatik	laburrotatik
partitive		laburrik	—	—	—
prolative		laburtzat	—	—	—

Antonyms

• luze

Adverb

labur (comparative laburrago, superlative laburren, excessive laburregi)

1. shortly, briefly

   Synonym: motz

Further reading

• “labur”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “labur”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlabʊr]
• Hyphenation: la‧bur

Etymology 1

From Malay labur, from Javanese ꦭꦧꦸꦂ (labur, “whitewash”), from Old Javanese lawur, lahur (“smooth, even”).

Noun

labur (plural labur-labur)

1. whitewash: a lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white

Derived terms

• dilabur
• dilaburkan
• melabur
• melaburkan
• pelaburan

Etymology 2

From Malay labur. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

labur (base/imperative labur, active melabur, passive dilabur)

1. to supply (include food or money) the worker

Derived terms

• kelaburan
• melabur
• pelabur

Further reading

• “labur”, 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

Malay

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root

labur (Jawi spelling لابور)

1. only used in laburan, laburkan, melabur, pelabur, and pelaburkan

Derived terms

Affixations

• dilabur
• dilaburkan
• laburan
• melabur
• melaburkan
• pelabur
• pelaburan

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayic *labur. Compare Javanese labur.

Verb

labur (Jawi spelling لابور, active melabur, third-person passive dilabur) (transitive, archaic)

1. to besmear, to coat, to daub (a wall, boat, etc.) (with lime, ink, etc.)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Root

labur (Jawi spelling لابور) (Classical Malay)

1. only used in kelaburan

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “لابر laboer”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek (in Dutch), Haarlem; Amsterdam: John Enschede en Zonen; Frederik Muller, page 291
• Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “لابر labor”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 586
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “labur”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 2

Further reading

• "labur" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "labur" at PRPM first version)

Old French

Alternative forms

• labor
• labour
• laboure

Etymology

Latin labor

Noun

labur oblique singular, m (oblique plural laburs, nominative singular laburs, nominative plural labur)

1. labor; work; toil

Related terms

• laborer
• laborur

References

• “labur”, in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, 2nd edition, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: Aberystwyth University, 2001–2026.