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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bora.

fine, excellent, splendid

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. fine, excellent, splendid

    invariable

  2. better

    invariable

  3. best

    invariable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha) Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)? Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa) Hindi बड़ा (baṛā)bor. Swahili bora Borrowed from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “large, great, massive; important; very”).

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