Etymology

bora

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Today it means: An initiation ceremony for males among the Aboriginal people of New South Wales. Full definition →

Gamilaraay būru
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bora · noun1

  1. Gamilaraay · derived frombūru
  2. English todaybora

From Gamilaraay būru.

bora · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromBoreās
  2. Italian · derived fromborea“north wind”
  3. Serbo-Croatian · derived frombura“downslope wind, northeast or ENE wind”
  4. English todaybora

Either from Serbo-Croatian bura (“downslope wind, northeast or ENE wind”), or from a dialectal form of Italian borea (“north wind”) from Latin Boreās.

Bora · proper noun3

  1. Hungarian · borrowed fromBora
  2. Polish · borrowed fromBora
  3. Romanian · borrowed fromBora
  4. as · borrowed fromবৰা
  5. English todayBora

Various origins: * Borrowed from Assamese বৰা (bora), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Romanian Bora, a feminine hypocoristic form of the personal name Boris. * Borrowed from Polish Bora, a pet form of Borzyslaw or Bolebor. * Borrowed from Hungarian Bora, a variant of Bara.

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