popor

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay popor, from Betawi popor, from Javanese ꦥꦺꦴꦥꦺꦴꦂ (popor, “rifle butt”), probably from Malay papar (“hilt”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *da(m)paD (“flat, level”). Doublet of papar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpopɔr]
• Hyphenation: po‧por

Noun

popor (first-person possessive poporku, second-person possessive popormu, third-person possessive popornya)

1. (dialect) butt (of a gun)

   Synonyms: gagang, tangkai

Derived terms

• memopor

 

Related terms

• papar

 

Further reading

• “popor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Noun

popor (Jawi spelling ڤوڤور, plural popor-popor, informal 1st possessive poporku, 2nd possessive popormu, 3rd possessive popornya)

1. butt (of a gun)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: popor

Further reading

• “popor” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Romanian

Alternative forms

• popol, popul — obsolete
• попор (popor) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Latin populus; compare Italian popolo. Appears from the 17th century. However, it seems to display a semi-learned nature, at least in its primary senses (the first two below), and partly due to its unique phonetic development (with emphasis on the final syllable, as opposed to the initial one, which is the case with other Romance cognates). Either way, it was likely reinforced by 19th century contact with Italian popolo, French peuple. However, some of the older senses and related terms may be inherited. Compare also Aromanian popul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈpor/

• Audio (male voice):

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• Rhymes: -or
• Hyphenation: po‧por

Noun

popor n (plural popoare)

1. a people
2. nation
3. (popular, today uncommon) a multitude; a crowd, mob
4. peasantry, or the collective workers of a country
5. (archaic) a parish, or the totality of people within one; the collective parishioners

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	popor	poporul		popoare	popoarele
genitive-dative	popor	poporului		popoare	popoarelor
vocative	poporule			popoarelor

Synonyms

• (people, nation): neam, nați(un)e, norod
• (crowd, mob, multitude): gloată, mulțime

Derived terms

• împopora
• popora
• poporație
• poporime

Related terms

• poporan
• popula
• popular

See also

• lume
• oameni
• plebe