obor

See also: OBOR, oboř, obór, and öbor

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈobor]

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Etymology 1

Deverbal from obrat.

Noun

obor m inan (relational adjective oborový)

1. discipline (specific branch of knowledge or learning)

   Synonym: disciplína

Declension

Declension of obor (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	obor	obory
genitive	oboru	oborů
dative	oboru	oborům
accusative	obor	obory
vocative	obore	obory
locative	oboru	oborech
instrumental	oborem	obory

Derived terms

• definiční obor
• mezioborový
• obor hodnot
• víceoborový

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

obor f

1. genitive plural of obora

Further reading

• “obor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “obor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “obor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay obor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.bɔr/

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• Hyphenation: o‧bor
• Rhymes: -ɔbɔr

Noun

obor

1. torch
2. (figurative) torch (a source of enlightenment or guidance)

Verb

obor (active mengobor, passive diobor)

1. (transitive) to smoke, fire, or burn with a torch
2. (transitive) to catch fish, eel, frog, etc. with the help of torch
3. (transitive, figurative) to provoke, to make angry

Derived terms

• obori
• pengoboran

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o.bor]
• Rhymes: -bor, -or

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

obor (Jawi spelling اوبور, plural obor-obor or obor²)

1. torch

   Synonyms: jamung, andang

Descendants

• Indonesian: obor

Further reading

• “obor”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian обор (obor) or Serbo-Croatian obor.

Noun

obor n (plural oboare)

1. (Muntenia, Moldavia (region)) fair, market
2. cattle pen

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	obor	oborul		oboare	oboarele
genitive-dative	obor	oborului		oboare	oboarelor
vocative	oborule			oboarelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oborъ.

Noun

obor m inan (Cyrillic spelling обор)

1. cattle pen

Declension

Declension of obor

	singular	plural
nominative	obor	obori
genitive	obora	obora
dative	oboru	oborima
accusative	obor	obore
vocative	oboru / obore	obori
locative	oboru	oborima
instrumental	oborom	oborima

Slovak

Etymology

From the ethnonym of Pannonian Avars. Compare Old Church Slavonic обри (obri, “Avars”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔbɔr/

Noun

obor m pers (genitive singular obra, nominative plural obri, genitive plural obrov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. giant

Declension

Declension of obor
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	obor	obri
genitive	obra	obrov
dative	obrovi	obrom
accusative	obra	obrov
locative	obrovi	obroch
instrumental	obrom	obrami

Derived terms

• obryňa

Related terms

• obrovský (adjective)

Further reading

• “obor”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025