Definition
A variant or dialect form of 'curb' or 'kerb', referring to the edging of a road or path, or possibly a crib-like structure.
Etymology
Possibly from Middle English 'curb' (from Old French 'courbe' meaning bent/curved), with dialectal pronunciation variation, or alternatively from 'crib' (enclosed space).
Kelly Says
Regional pronunciation variants like 'crub' for 'curb' reveal how English sound systems drifted apart—the same word exists as 'curb,' 'kerb,' 'crub,' showing how English never standardized completely.
Translations
CSČeština
obrubník
oh-broo-hnik
DADansk
kantsten
kant-sten
ELΕλληνικά
περιμετρική
pe-ri-met-ri-ki
ESEspañol
badana
ba-da-na
FISuomi
reunustenski
reu-nus-ten-ski
FRFrançais
bordure
bord-ur
IDBahasa Indonesia
pinggir jalan
ping-gir ja-lan
ITItaliano
bordatura
bord-a-too-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
tepi
te-pi
NLNederlands
randsteen
rand-steen
NONorsk
kantsten
kant-sten
PLPolski
krawężnik
kra-vezh-nik
RORomână
bordură
bord-u-ra
RUРусский
поребрик
po-reb-rik
SVSvenska
kantsten
kant-sten
TAதமிழ்
வானியல்
va-ni-ya-l
TRTürkçe
kenar taşı
keh-nar ta-shi
UKУкраїнська
опорядкований
o-por-yad-ko-va-nyy
VITiếng Việt
mái đường
may dzung