ꦩꦼꦤꦶꦂ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mənɪr/
  • Rhymes: -nɪr
  • Hyphenation: me‧nir

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese *mĕnir (“kernel, grain”).

Noun

ꦩꦼꦤꦶꦂ (menir)

  1. broken grain
  2. certain soup made from young corn mixed with spinach
  3. tingling
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: menir

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch meneer (“sir, mister”), mijnheer, from Middle Dutch mijnhere.

Noun

ꦩꦼꦤꦶꦂ (menir)

  1. schoolmaster
  2. boss

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “menir”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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