menir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [məˈnɪr]
  • Hyphenation: mê‧nir

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦩꦼꦤꦶꦂ (menir, broken grain).

Noun

mênir (plural menir-menir)

  1. dust from rice grain
    Synonym: melukut

Etymology 2

From Dutch meneer (sir, mister), mijnheer, from Middle Dutch mijnhere. Compare English milord.

Noun

mênir (plural menir-menir)

  1. (historical) mister
    Synonym: tuan

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

menir

  1. romanization of ꦩꦼꦤꦶꦂ

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French menhir, from Breton maen-hir.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈniʁ/ [meˈnih]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /meˈniɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /meˈniʁ/ [meˈniχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈniɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈniɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈni.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: me‧nir

Noun

menir m (plural menires)

  1. (archaeology) menhir