nyiur
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲiur/
Noun
nyiur
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nyiur, from Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ. Cognate with Tagalog niyog.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɲiur/ [ˈɲi.ʊr]
- Rhymes: -ur
- Syllabification: nyi‧ur
Noun
nyiur (plural nyiur-nyiur)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “nyiur” 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.
Kedah Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɲoʕ]
- Rhymes: -io(r), -jo(r), -o(r)
Noun
nyiur (Jawi ڽيور)
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Synonyms
Malay
Alternative forms
- nyior
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (ñiyur).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲjur/ [ˈɲjur]
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ɲio(r)/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ɲiʊ(r)/
- Rhymes: -io(r), -jo(r), -o(r)
Noun
nyiur (Jawi spelling ڽيور, plural nyiur-nyiur)
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
- 2023 January 8, Norlisa Kasturi, “Pulut tanak, nyiur kukur”, in Utusan Malaysia[1], archived from the original on 8 January 2023:
- Nasi pulut yang ditanak dan diarung dengan santan segar yang diperah dari nyiur yang dikukur sendiri. Nasi pulut ini adalah bekalan ketika Mak Aja dan anak-anak menunggu durian luruh.
- The glutinous rice is boiled and topped with fresh coconut milk squeezed from grated coconuts. This glutinous rice is a supply when Mak Aja and the children are waiting for durian to fall.
Descendants
- Indonesian: nyiur
- → Semai: je'eer
Further reading
- “nyiur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.