pasir

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)

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, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

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]

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• Rhymes: -asir
• Syllabification: pa‧sir

Noun

pasir (plural pasir-pasir)

1. sand (finely ground rock)

Further reading

• “pasir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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

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)

1. sand (finely ground rock)

Further reading

• “pasir” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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

References

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

Noun

pasir (Sundanese script ᮕᮞᮤᮁ)

1. hill