banjir

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay banjir, from Javanese ꦧꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦂ (banjir). Probably from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈband͡ʒir/ [ˈbaɲ.d͡ʒɪr]

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• Rhymes: -and͡ʒir
• Syllabification: ban‧jir

Verb

banjir

1. to flood, to overflow

Noun

banjir (plural banjir-banjir)

1. flood (overflow of water)

Derived terms

• kebanjiran
• membanjir
• membanjiri

• banjir bandang
• banjir bulanan
• banjir darah
• banjir kiriman
• banjir maksimum
• banjir rob
• banjir tahunan
• banjir tahunan minimum

Further reading

• “banjir”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

banjir

1. romanization of ꦧꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦂ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese banjir; probably from Sanskrit or maybe also from alteration of bah as a polite register form by analogy to similar words e.g. anjing from asu, santan from sari etc.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈband͡ʒe(r)/ [ˈbaɲ.d͡ʒe(r)]
  • Rhymes: -e(r)

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈband͡ʒir/ [ˈbaɲ.d͡ʒir]
  • Rhymes: -ir
• Hyphenation: ban‧jir

Noun

banjir (Jawi spelling بنجير, plural banjir-banjir or banjir²)

1. flood (overflow of water)

   Synonym: bah

Adjective

banjir (Jawi spelling بنجير, comparative lebih banjir, superlative paling banjir)

1. flooded
2. (colloquial) drenched or loaded – Covered with a one (or more) topping(s); especially with all availably offered as options for the dish.

   roti banjir: roti canai served with curry fully poured on top

   kentang banjir: loaded fries

Verb

banjir (Jawi spelling بنجير, active membanjiri, third-person passive dibanjiri)

1. to flood, to inundate

   Synonyms: genang, sebak

2. to overflow

   Synonym: limpah

Derived terms

Affixations

• banjiran
• dibanjiri
• kebanjiran
• membanjir
• membanjiri
• terbanjir

Compounds

• kentang banjir (“loaded fries”)
• roti banjir (“roti canai”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: banjir (inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “بنجر bandjir”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 60
• Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “بنجر banjir”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 120
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “banjir”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 82

Further reading

• "banjir" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017