Borneo

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Borneo

/ˈbɔɹnioʊ/ US
/ˈbɔːni.əʊ/ UK
/ˈbo(ː)ɹnioʊ/
/ˈboənioʊ/

Where it comes from

From Portuguese Borneo, probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”), therefore a doublet of Brunei.

proper noun

A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.
Similar: Kalimantan

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kalimantan, grace, sarawak, sabah, brunei, silipan, celebes sea, east malaysia, malay archipelago, big island, amboyna, malesia, buru, buton, batam, bajau

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name island

한국어	보르네오 Boreune'o
日本語	ボルネオ Boruneo
中文	婆羅洲 /婆罗洲 Póluózhōu
हिन्दी	वरुण varuṇ, वरुण द्वीप varuṇ dvīp, कर्पूर द्वीप karpūr dvīp, बोरनेओ borneo, बोर्नियो borniyo, बोर्न्यो bornyo
Português	Bornéu
Français	Bornéo
Deutsch	Borneo
Italiano	Borneo
Ελληνικά	Βόρνεο Vórneo
Română	Borneo
Русский	Борне́о Bornéo, Калиманта́н Kalimantán
Tiếng Việt	Borneo, Bà La Châu
العربية	بُورْنِيُو būrniyū
עברית	בורנאו

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@misc{borneo_2026,
  title = {Borneo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/borneo},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}