καφουρά

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • καφούρα (kaphoúra)

Etymology

From Arabic كَافُور‎ (kāfūr), via an Austronesian language such as Malay kapur from Sanskrit कर्पूर (karpūra). It is possible that the Sanskrit term was borrowed from Malay rather than vice versa.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰφουρᾱ́ • (kaphourā́) f (genitive κᾰφουρᾶς); first declension

  1. camphor (Cinnamomum camphora)

Declension

Descendants

Greek: καφουρά (kafourá)

Further reading

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