labur

Basque

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /labur/ [la.β̞ur]

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• Rhymes: -abur
• Hyphenation: la‧bur

Adjective

labur (comparative laburrago, superlative laburren, excessive laburregi)

1. short

   Synonym: motz

2. mean, stingy

Declension

Declension of labur (adjective, ending in -r)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		labur	laburra	laburrak
ergative		laburrek	laburrak	laburrek
dative		laburri	laburrari	laburrei
genitive		laburren	laburraren	laburren
comitative		laburrekin	laburrarekin	laburrekin
causative		laburrengatik	laburrarengatik	laburrengatik
benefactive		laburrentzat	laburrarentzat	laburrentzat
instrumental		laburrez	laburraz	laburrez
inessive	anim.	laburrengan	laburrarengan	laburrengan
	inanim.	laburretan	laburrean	laburretan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	laburretako	laburreko	laburretako
allative	anim.	laburrengana	laburrarengana	laburrengana
	inanim.	laburretara	laburrera	laburretara
terminative	anim.	laburrenganaino	laburrarenganaino	laburrenganaino
	inanim.	laburretaraino	laburreraino	laburretaraino
directive	anim.	laburrenganantz	laburrarenganantz	laburrenganantz
	inanim.	laburretarantz	laburrerantz	laburretarantz
destinative	anim.	laburrenganako	laburrarenganako	laburrenganako
	inanim.	laburretarako	laburrerako	laburretarako
ablative	anim.	laburrengandik	laburrarengandik	laburrengandik
	inanim.	laburretatik	laburretik	laburretatik
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], Euskaltzaindia
• “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 (first-person possessive laburku, second-person possessive laburmu, third-person possessive laburnya)

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.

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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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 on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub