pasir

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (sandbank, shoal in river or sea).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pasir/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧sir

Noun

pasir

  1. sand (finely ground rock)

Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (sandbank, shoal in river or sea).

Noun

pasir

  1. sand

References

  • Scott, N. C. (1956), A Dictionary of Sea Dayak[1], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pasir, from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (sandbank, shoal in river or sea). Doublet of Paser.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpasir/ [ˈpa.sɪr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -asir
  • Syllabification: pa‧sir
  • Homophone: Pasir

Noun

pasir (plural pasir-pasir)

  1. sand (finely ground rock)
    Synonym: kersik halus
  2. (rare) sea
    Synonym: laut

Hyponyms

  • pasir ambang
  • pasir bego
  • pasir berbisik
  • pasir besi
  • pasir beton
  • pasir cor
  • pasir dudukan
  • pasir embus
  • pasir gas
  • pasir hidrofobik
  • pasir hisap
  • pasir isap
  • pasir kaca
  • pasir karang
  • pasir kinetik
  • pasir kuarsa
  • pasir kucing
  • pasir laut
  • pasir layang
  • pasir malang
  • pasir melela
  • pasir merah
  • pasir minyak
  • pasir paliran
  • pasir pantai
  • pasir pasang
  • pasir plaster
  • pasir putih
  • pasir semen
  • pasir silika
  • pasir timah
  • pasir vulkanik

Derived terms

Further reading

Kendayan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (sandbank, shoal in river or sea).

Noun

pasir

  1. sand

References

  • Smith, A. (2017), The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (sandbank, shoal in river or sea). Cognate with Tagalog pasig (a river that flows into the sea; sandy bank of a river).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /pase(r)/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pasɪ(r)/
  • Rhymes: -ase(r), -se(r), -e(r)

Noun

pasir (Jawi spelling ڤاسير, plural pasir-pasir or pasir2)

  1. sand (finely ground rock)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: pasir (inherited)
  • Chewong: pasir
  • Malagasy: fasika
  • Pangutaran Sama: pasil

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (sandbank, shoal in river or sea).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pasir/

Noun

pasir

  1. beach
    Synonyms: pasisi, sāgaratīra
  2. shore, river-bank
    Synonyms: kūla, pasisi, piṅgir, sāgaratīra, tambiṅ, taṭa, tatpāra, tĕmbiṅ, tīra, welā
  3. sea
    Synonyms: abdhi, arṇawa, ernawa, jaladhi, lahut, lod, pasisi, raktākāra, ratnakara, ratnadukara, sāgara, samudra, saraswat, sindhu, tasik, udadhi

Derived terms

  • masir-wukir
  • pasir wukir

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦥꦱꦶꦂ (pasir)

References

  • "pasir" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sundanese

Noun

pasir (Sundanese script ᮕᮞᮤᮁ)

  1. hill