bil

Pronunciation: /biːl/

“bil” is a Norwegian Nynorsk word. Its meaning in English:

noun

a car, automobile

Etymology

This word originates from a Danish newspaper's contest to create a word for car. The winning proposition was "bil", a short form of automobil. This word was subsequently adopted into Norwegian.

More Norwegian Nynorsk words

bigami
bikini
bikkje
bikube
biland
bilateral
bilbelte
bilbombe

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