avontuur

== Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === awontuur (uncommon) === Etymology === From Dutch avontuur, from Middle Dutch aventure, from Old French aventure. The change to o occurred in early Dutch and is due to influence from avond, which has also affected the pronunciation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.fɔnˈtyr/ === Noun === avontuur (plural avonture, diminutive avontuurtjie) adventure (remarkable, exciting or challenging experience) ==== Derived terms ==== avonturier avontuurlik == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch aventure, from Old French aventure. The o is due to influence from avond, which has also affected the pronunciation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːvɔnˈtyr/, [aːvɔnˈtyːr] Hyphenation: avon‧tuur Rhymes: -yr === Noun === avontuur n (plural avonturen, diminutive avontuurtje n) adventure (remarkable, exciting or challenging experience) Synonyms: belevenis, wedervaren (obsolete) random occurrence, chance occurrence Synonyms: lotgeval, voorval ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with the almost homophonic but differently stressed avonduur (“evening hour”). ==== Derived terms ==== avonturenspel avonturier avontuurlijk ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: avontuur Indonesian: avontur == Malay == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Dutch avontuur. === Noun === avontuur (plural avontuur-avontuur or avontuur2) (Dutch East Indies) adventure === Further reading === Kwik Khing Djoen (1923), Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe [Dictionary Book: all foreign words which are commonly used in Malay newspapers], Batavia: Sin Po, page 20