langsir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlaŋsir/ [ˈlaŋ.sɪr]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsir
  • Syllabification: lang‧sir

Etymology 1

From Dutch rangeer (the present tense 1st person singular form of rangeren). The rail transport sense was a semantic loan from German rangieren in Dutch. Doublet of ring.

Verb

langsir

  1. (rail transport) to shunt, to move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another
    Synonym: melangsir
Derived terms
  • langsiran
  • melangsir

Etymology 2

From Malay langsir.

Adjective

langsir

  1. (chiefly dialectal) slim
    Synonym: langsing

Etymology 3

From Dutch lansier or Portuguese lanceiro, ultimately from Late Latin lanceārius, from Latin lancea (spear).

Noun

langsir (plural langsir-langsir)

  1. (obsolete) lancer, a soldier armed with a lancer

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [laŋ.se(r)]
  • Rhymes: -ase(r), -e(r)
  • Hyphenation: lang‧sir

Etymology 1

From English ranger (sieve). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

langsir (Jawi spelling لڠسير, plural langsir-langsir or langsir2)

  1. A curtain (piece of cloth covering a window).
    Synonyms: tabir, tirai, layar
Derived terms
  • berlangsir
  • langsiri

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

langsir (Jawi spelling لڠسير, comparative lebih langsir, superlative paling langsir)

  1. Not fat; slim, thin.
    Synonym: kurus
    Antonyms: gemuk, berisi, debab

Further reading