kelir

See also: kĕlir

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay kelir, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦭꦶꦂ (kelir, “screen”), from Old Javanese kĕlir (“screen”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈlir/ [kəˈlɪr]
• Rhymes: -ir
• Syllabification: ke‧lir

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

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈlir/ [kəˈlɪr]
• Rhymes: -ir
• Syllabification: ke‧lir

Noun

kêlir (plural kelir-kelir)

1. (colloquial, dated) color

   Synonym: warna

Further reading

• “kelir”, 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

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”) (inherited)

References

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

Further reading

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