bori

From bri (“horn”). Alternatively from *bjeri, an alternate form of bie, meaning to play an instrument.

bori m (indefinite plural bori, definite singular boria, definite plural boritë)

1. trumpet
2. (music) horn

• bri

From English bore and German bohren.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbori]
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• Rhymes: -ori
• Hyphenation: bo‧ri

bori (present boras, past boris, future boros, conditional borus, volitive boru)

1. to bore (make a hole in)
2. to drill

• trabori (“to pierce, puncture”)

• IPA^(key): /bòː.ɽíː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bòː.ɽíː]

bṑrī m (possessed form bṑrin)

1. animistic spirit possession religion

bori

1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of bora
2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of bora
3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of bora

bori

1. inflection of boriarsi:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

• biro, brio, brio-, orbi

bori

1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine of boren
2. (non-standard since 2012) neuter of boren

bori

1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of bera

bori n

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of bor

Three etymologies have been proposed:

1. Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (vahuliā),[1] from Sanskrit वधूटी (vadhūṭī).[1][2]
2. Inherited from Sanskrit ৱ্যৱহাৰিকা (vyavahārikā, “female servant”).[2][3]
3. Borrowed from Iranian.[4]

bori f (nominative plural borǎ)

1. bride,[1][5] newly-wed woman[5]
2. daughter-in-law[1][5][6]
3. sister-in-law[1]

• sastro
• sasuj
• ʒamutro

• Milena Hübschmannová (September 2002), “Bori (Daughter in law)”, in ROMBASE Cultural Database‎, Prague, archived from the original on 2021-10-19, retrieved 21 October 2021
• Carol Silverman (May 2012), “Transnational Celebrations”, in Romani Routes: Cultural Politics & Balkan Music in Diaspora‎, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85
• “Bori”, in RomArchive‎, (please provide a date or year), archived from the original on 2021-10-20

a bori (third-person singular present borie, past participle borit) 4th conj.

1. Obsolete form of borî.

• bori in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

From English boil.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.ri/

bori

1. to cook or boil

• → Dutch: borie

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.ɾi/

bori

1. the plant Anamirta cocculus; its seeds are crushed to make a fish poison

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Compare East Makian bolit (“to sharpen”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.ri/

bori

1. (transitive) to sharpen

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics