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bor.

drill, drill bit

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɔr/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbɔr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. drill, drill bit

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch boor (“drill”).

verb/ˈbɔr/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbɔr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to drill

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch boor (“drill”).

noun/ˈbɔr/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbɔr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. board

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English board, from Proto-West Germanic *bord, from Proto-Germanic *burdą (“board; plank; table”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerdʰ- (“to cut”).

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