Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alfur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-fur
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An umbrella term for indigenous people of the Moluccas having Melanesian or Austronesian ancestry and not integrated into Malay‑speaking, Islamised, or Christianised, coastal polities.

Etymology

From Dutch Alfoer, from Portuguese alfouro, alforro (“free; not enslaved”), from Arabic الحرّ (al‑ḥurr, “the free”), ultimately from Arabic حر (“free, not bound”). Compare Malay Alfuru, Alfura.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Alfoer, alfouro,alforro, الحرّ, حر

Inflected Forms

Alfurs (plural) Alfuro (alternative)

Questions

What does alfur mean?
An umbrella term for indigenous people of the Moluccas having Melanesian or Austronesian ancestry and not integrated into Malay‑speaking, Islamised, or Christianised, coastal polities.
Where does alfur come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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