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noun
a ritual sacrifice of a livestock animal at Eid ul-Adha
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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noun
Alternative form of corban.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore, alt-of, alternative
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History
Ultimately from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān), probably through Malay korban. Doublet of corban and Qurbana.
From Ancient Greek κορβᾶν (korbân), from Hebrew קָרְבָּן (qorbān, “offering, sacrifice”). Found in the Bible at Mark 7.11. Doublet of Qurbana.
