obor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈobor]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Deverbal from obrat.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.bɔr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: o‧bor
• Rhymes: -ɔbɔr

Noun

Inherited from Malay obor.

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

obor (Jawi spelling اوبور, plural obor-obor)

1. torch

   Synonyms: jamung, andang

Further reading

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

Etymology

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

Noun

obor n (plural oboare)

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oborъ.

Noun

obor m (Cyrillic spelling обор)

1. cattle pen

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

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