alcanfor

Concepts

camphor

Translations

Kampfer

canfora

camphre

cânfora

καμφορά

كافور

càmfora

Campher

càmpora

camphora

κάμφορα

Hyphenated as

al‧can‧for

Pronounced as (IPA)

/alkanˈfoɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic: كافور

Cognate with Malay: kapur

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr, “camphor”), via Andalusian Arabic, ultimately of Austronesian origin.