ajir

Franco-Provençal

Verb

ajir (Bressan, Graphie de Conflans)

1. Alternative form of ag·ir (“to act”) documented in the following location(s): Romenay

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈad͡ʒir/ [ˈa.d͡ʒɪr]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒir
• Syllabification: a‧jir

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦗꦶꦂ (ajir), ꦲꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦂ (anjir, “stick”).

Noun

ajir (plural ajir-ajir)

1. pole, stake

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Banjarese [Term?]

Noun

ajir (plural ajir-ajir)

1. cordon

Etymology 3

Inherited from Malay ajir (“laborer”), from Arabic أَجِير (ʔajīr, “laborer, wageworker”)

Noun

ajir (plural ajir-ajir)

1. laborer

   Synonyms: buruh, pekerja, upahan

Further reading

• “ajir”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016