lengser

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦶꦁꦱꦶꦂ (lingsir, “fall”), from Old Javanese lingsir (“slide down”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈleŋser/ [ˈleŋ.sɛr]
  • Rhymes: -eŋser
  • Syllabification: leng‧ser

Verb

léngsér (active melengser, passive dilengser)

  1. (intransitive) to fall, slide, set
    Synonyms: gelincir, melengser
  2. (intransitive) to step down (to resign from office)
    Synonym: melengser
  3. (transitive) to overthrow (to bring about the downfall of)
    Synonym: lengserkan
  4. (transitive, proscribed) to smear
    Alternative form: (prescribed) lenser
    Synonym: oles

Derived terms

  • lengserkan (“to overthrow”)
  • melengser (“to fall, slide set; to overthrow; to smear”)
  • pelengseran (“overthrow”)

Further reading

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