sapir
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsapir/ [ˈsa.pɪr]
- Rhymes: -apir
- Syllabification: sa‧pir
Etymology 1
From Dutch sappeur, from Middle French sappeur.
Noun
sapir
- (archaic) sapper, one who saps; specifically, one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like. Often known as a combat engineer or military engineer
Etymology 2
Noun
sapir
- nonstandard spelling of safir
Etymology 3
Noun
sapir
- nonstandard spelling of musafir
Further reading
- “sapir”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016