menir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

mênir (first-person possessive menirku, second-person possessive menirmu, third-person possessive menirnya)

1. dust from rice grain.

   Synonym: melukut

Etymology 2

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

Noun

mênir (first-person possessive menirku, second-person possessive menirmu, third-person possessive menirnya)

1. (colloquial) mister.

   Synonym: tuan

Further reading

• “menir” 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.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French menhir, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Breton.

Noun

menir m (plural menires)

1. (archaeology) menhir (megalith consisting of a standing stone)