Joor

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay Johor, from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Classical Persian گَوهَر (gawhar).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒoˈoʁ/ [ʒoˈoh], /ʒoˈɔʁ/ [ʒoˈɔh], /ˈʒɔʁ/ [ˈʒɔh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʒoˈoɾ/, /ʒoˈɔɾ/, /ˈʒɔɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒoˈoʁ/ [ʒoˈoχ], /ʒoˈɔʁ/ [ʒoˈɔχ], /ˈʒɔʁ/ [ˈʒɔχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒoˈoɻ/, /ʒoˈɔɻ/, /ˈʒɔɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒwoɾ/, /ˈʒwɔɾ/, /ˈʒɔɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒwo.ɾi/, /ˈʒwɔ.ɾi/, /ˈʒɔ.ɾi/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -oʁ, -ɔʁ, (Portugal) -oɾ, -ɔɾ
  • Hyphenation: Jo‧or

Proper noun

Joor ?

  1. a state in southern Malaysia