kuar
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From older kuor(r). According to Çabej and Demiraj from a derivative of korr[1] According to Orel from Latin chorus (“dance in a ring, harmony, harmonious motion”).[2]
Noun
kuar m
Derived terms
References
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 222
- ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “kuar”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 200
Malay
Etymology
Clipping of keluar.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈkwa(r)/ [ˈkwa(r)]
- Rhymes: -a(r)
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈkwar/ [ˈkwar]
- Rhymes: -ar
Verb
kuar
- (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) syncopic form of keluar
- Aku nak kuar jap. ― I wanna go out for a little bit.
References
- Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA[2], volume 58, number 3, , archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 28
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
kuar
- present of kua