Borneo

See also: borneo, Bornéo, and Borneó

English

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɹnioʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːni.əʊ/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbo(ː)ɹnioʊ/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈboənioʊ/
• Hyphenation: Bor‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Borneo

1. A Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.

Derived terms

• Bornean
• Borneo birdwing Troides andromache)
• Borneo elephant
• Borneo rhinoceros
• Borneo river shark
• Borneo shark

 

Translations

island

• Arabic: بُورْنِيُو‎ m (būrniyū)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: please add this translation if you can

  Mandarin: 婆羅洲／婆罗洲 (zh) (Póluózhōu)

  Min Nan: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: Borneo (cs) n
• Danish: Borneo
• Dutch: Borneo (nl) n
• Finnish: Borneo (fi)
• French: Bornéo (fr) m
• Georgian: ბორნეო (borneo), კალიმანტანი (ḳalimanṭani)
• German: Borneo (de) n
• Greek: Βόρνεο (el) n (Vórneo)
• Hindi: वरुण (hi) (varuṇ), वरुण द्वीप (varuṇ dvīp)
• Hungarian: Borneó (hu)
• Indonesian: Kalimantan (id)
• Irish: Boirneo m
• Japanese: ボルネオ (Boruneo)
• Javanese: Kalimantan
• Korean: 보르네오 (Boreune'o)
• Latin: Borneum n
• Malagasy: Borneo (mg)
• Malay: Borneo (ms)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Borneo

  Nynorsk: Borneo

• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: Borneo (pl) n
• Portuguese: Bornéu (pt) m
• Punjabi: ਬੋਰਨਿਓ (bornio)
• Russian: Борне́о (ru) m (Bornéo), Калиманта́н (ru) m (Kalimantán)
• Sanskrit: कर्पूरद्वीप (sa) (karpūradvīpa)
• Tamil: please add this translation if you can
• Telugu: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: บอร์เนียว
• Vietnamese: Borneo (vi), Bà La Châu
• Volapük: Borneän (vo)

See also

• Kalimantan

Anagrams

• Oberon, booner

Czech

Proper noun

Borneo n (related adjective bornejský)

1. Borneo

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Borneo in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
• Borneo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Portuguese?”)

The hamlet is attested as Klein Borneo in 1984. It was named after the island, presumably for its remoteness or the perceived unpleasant disposition of its inhabitants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔr.neːˌjoː/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Bor‧neo

Proper noun

Borneo

Borneo n

1. Borneo, a Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei [from late 16th c.]
2. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Hyponyms

• Brunei
• Kalimantan

Derived terms

• Borneoos

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese Borneo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈborneo/, [ˈbo̞rne̞o̞]
• Rhymes: -orneo
• Syllabification^(key): Bor‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Borneo

1. Borneo

Declension

in Borneo = Borneolla

Inflection of Borneo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		Borneo	—
genitive		Borneon	—
partitive		Borneota	—
illative		Borneoon	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Borneo	—
accusative	nom.	Borneo	—
	gen.	Borneon
genitive		Borneon	—
partitive		Borneota	—
inessive		Borneossa	—
elative		Borneosta	—
illative		Borneoon	—
adessive		Borneolla	—
ablative		Borneolta	—
allative		Borneolle	—
essive		Borneona	—
translative		Borneoksi	—
abessive		Borneotta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Borneo (type valtio)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Borneoni — accusative nom. Borneoni — gen. Borneoni genitive Borneoni — partitive Borneotani — inessive Borneossani — elative Borneostani — illative Borneooni — adessive Borneollani — ablative Borneoltani — allative Borneolleni — essive Borneonani — translative Borneokseni — abessive Borneottani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Borneosi — accusative nom. Borneosi — gen. Borneosi genitive Borneosi — partitive Borneotasi — inessive Borneossasi — elative Borneostasi — illative Borneoosi — adessive Borneollasi — ablative Borneoltasi — allative Borneollesi — essive Borneonasi — translative Borneoksesi — abessive Borneottasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Borneomme — accusative nom. Borneomme — gen. Borneomme genitive Borneomme — partitive Borneotamme — inessive Borneossamme — elative Borneostamme — illative Borneoomme — adessive Borneollamme — ablative Borneoltamme — allative Borneollemme — essive Borneonamme — translative Borneoksemme — abessive Borneottamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Borneonne — accusative nom. Borneonne — gen. Borneonne genitive Borneonne — partitive Borneotanne — inessive Borneossanne — elative Borneostanne — illative Borneoonne — adessive Borneollanne — ablative Borneoltanne — allative Borneollenne — essive Borneonanne — translative Borneoksenne — abessive Borneottanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Borneonsa — accusative nom. Borneonsa — gen. Borneonsa genitive Borneonsa — partitive Borneotaan Borneotansa — inessive Borneossaan Borneossansa — elative Borneostaan Borneostansa — illative Borneoonsa — adessive Borneollaan Borneollansa — ablative Borneoltaan Borneoltansa — allative Borneolleen Borneollensa — essive Borneonaan Borneonansa — translative Borneokseen Borneoksensa — abessive Borneottaan Borneottansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Malagasy

Proper noun

Borneo

1. Borneo

Malay

Proper noun

Borneo (Jawi spelling بورنيو‎)

1. Borneo (an island in Southeast Asia)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo.

Proper noun

Borneo

1. Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo.

Proper noun

Borneo

1. Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

Polish

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔrˈnɛ.ɔ/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛɔ
• Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Borneo n (indeclinable)

1. Borneo (a large island in Southeast Asia, politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)

Derived terms

adjective

• borneański

 

Further reading

• Borneo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Borneo f

1. Obsolete spelling of Bornéu

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔrɲeɔ]

Proper noun

Borneo n (genitive singular Bornea, declension pattern of mesto)

1. Borneo (an island in Southeast Asia)

References

• “Borneo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2023

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɾˈneo/ [boɾˈne.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Borneo ?

1. Borneo

   Synonym: (obsolete) Borney

Derived terms

• gato de Borneo