undur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse undr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊntʊɹ/

Noun

undur n (genitive singular undurs, plural undur)

1. wonder

Declension

Declension of undur
n13	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	undur	undrið	undur	undrini
accusative	undur	undrið	undur	undrini
dative	undri	undrinum	undrum	undrunum
genitive	undurs	undursins	undra	undranna

Synonyms

• undurverk, undurgerð, undurgerningur, kraftagerð, kraftaverk, mirakul

Derived terms

• ei undur í - no wonder

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse undr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʏntʏr/

  Rhymes: -ʏntʏr

Noun

undur n (genitive singular undurs, nominative plural undur)

1. a wonder, miracle
   • (in combination) very, extremely, wondrously

     Fiðrildið var undurfallegt.

     The butterfly was extremely beautiful.

See also

• undra
• undrabarn
• undralæknir
• undrandi
• undrast
• undraverður
• undrun
• gera sig að undri
• vera að undri
• undurfagur
• undurfurða
• undursamlegur
• undurþýður

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay undur, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *unduD, *undur (“retreat, fall back”). Compare Binukid undud (“to move backwards”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unˈdʊɾ/
• Rhymes: -dur, -ur

Verb

undur

1. to retreat

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengundur [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengunduran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• undurkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• mengundur [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengundurkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• diundur [patient focus] (di-)
• diundurkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terundur [agentless action] (teR-)
• berundur [stative / habitual] (beR-)

See also

• mundur

Further reading

• “undur” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *unduD, *undur (“retreat, fall back”). Compare Binukid undud (“to move backwards”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /undo(r)/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /undʊ(r)/
• Rhymes: -ndo(r), -do(r), -o(r)
• Rhymes: -ur

Verb

undur (Jawi spelling اوندور)

1. to retreat
2. to move backwards

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengundur [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengunduran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• undurkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• mengundur [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengundurkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• diundur [patient focus] (di-)
• diundurkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terundur [agentless action] (teR-)
• berundur [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• undur-undur

Descendants

• Indonesian: undur

See also

• mundur

Further reading

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

Rohingya

Noun

undur

1. mouse