nyiru

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nyiru, from Classical Malay ڽيرو (nyiru), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu. Compare Cebuano nigo.

Pronunciation

Noun

nyiru (plural nyiru-nyiru)

  1. winnowing basket; winnowing fan

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu. Compare Cebuano nigo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲiru/
  • Rhymes: -iru, -ru

Noun

nyiru (Jawi spelling ڽيرو, plural nyiru-nyiru)

  1. winnowing basket; winnowing fan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: nyiru

Further reading

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲiru/

Noun

nyiru (Sundanese script ᮑᮤᮛᮥ)

  1. winnowing basket; winnowing fan

Further reading

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲi.ɾu/

Verb

nyiru

  1. (transitive) to stir

Conjugation

Conjugation of nyiru
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tonyiru fonyiru minyiru
2nd person nonyiru ninyiru
3rd
person
masculine onyiru inyiru
yonyiru (archaic)
feminine monyiru
neuter inyiru

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh