Pasir Ris

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Pasir Ris.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpɑːsə ˈɹɪs/, /-seɪ -/

Proper noun

A town in the eastern part of Singapore.

Translations

town in Singapore

Arabic: بٰسِير رِيس (bāsīr rīs)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 巴西立 (Bāxīlì)
Indonesian: Pasir Ris
Malay: Pasir Ris
Russian: Пасир-Ри́с m (Pasir-Rís)
Tamil: பாசிர் ரிஸ் (pācir ris)
Telugu: పాసిర్ రిస్ (pāsir ris)

Malay

Etymology

Either from:

pasir (“sand”) +‎ hiris (“shred”), literally “shredding the sand”.
pasir (“sand”) +‎ ris (“bolt rope”)

Pronunciation

(Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpase ˈris/ [ˈpa.se ˈris]

(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈpasɛ ˈres/ [ˈpa.sɛ ˈres]

(Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈpasir ˈris/ [ˈpa.sir ˈris]
Hyphenation: Pa‧sir Ris

Proper noun

Pasir Ris (a planning area and town in the East Region of Singapore)

Descendants

→ English: Pasir Ris
→ Chinese: 巴西立 (Bāxīlì)