bursa
pronunciation
How to pronounce bursa in British English:
UK [ˈbɜ:sə]
How to pronounce bursa in American English:
US [ˈbɜrsə]
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- Noun:
- a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
Word Origin
- bursa (n.)
- by 1788 as an English word in physiology, shortened from medieval Latin bursa mucosa "mucus pouch," from Medieval Latin bursa "bag, purse," from Late Latin bursa, variant of byrsa "hide," from Greek byrsa "hide, skin, wineskin, drum," which is of unknown origin; compare purse (n.).
Example
- 1. A planned link with kuala lumpur 's bursa malaysia has been delayed for several years because of technical problems .
- 2. A planned link with kuala lumpur 's bursa malaysia has been delayed for several years due to technical problems .
- 3. Bursa malaysiahas been making it easier for local investors to trade derivatives mostly the exchange 's benchmark palm oil futures .
- 4. South korea 's kospi index , singapore 's ftse straits times index and malaysia 's ftse bursa klci index are all up more than 30 per cent this year .
- 5. Investors will sit through presentations selling the " asean stars " , made up of the top 30 stocks on bursa malaysia , and the thai and singaporean exchanges .