kelir

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay kelir, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦭꦶꦂ (kelir, screen), from Old Javanese kĕlir (screen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəˈlɪr]
  • Hyphenation: kêlir

Noun

kêlir (plural kelir-kelir)

  1. screen, the viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation
    Synonyms: layar, tirai

Etymology 2

From Dutch kleur, from late Middle Dutch coleur, from Middle French couleur, from Latin color.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəˈlɪr]
  • Hyphenation: kêlir

Noun

kêlir (plural kelir-kelir)

  1. (colloquial, dated) color, colour
    Synonym: warna

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kelir

  1. romanization of ꦏꦼꦭꦶꦂ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦭꦶꦂ (kelir, screen), from Old Javanese kĕlir (screen).

Noun

kelir

  1. screen, the viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kelir (screen)

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕlir”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 543

Further reading