nyiru

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay nyiru, from Classical Malay ڽيرو (nyiru), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu. Compare Cebuano nigo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɲiru]
  • Hyphenation: nyi‧ru

Noun

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nyiru (plural nyiru-nyiru, first-person possessive nyiruku, second-person possessive nyirumu, third-person possessive nyirunya)

  1. winnowing basket; winnowing fan

Further reading

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu. Compare Cebuano nigo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nyiru (Jawi spelling ڽيرو, plural nyiru-nyiru, informal 1st possessive nyiruku, 2nd possessive nyirumu, 3rd possessive nyirunya)

  1. winnowing basket; winnowing fan

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: nyiru

Further reading

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Sundanese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nyiru (Sundanese script ᮑᮤᮛᮥ)

  1. winnowing basket; winnowing fan

Further reading

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Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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nyiru

  1. (transitive) to stir

Conjugation

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Conjugation of nyiru
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tonyiru fonyiru minyiru
2nd nonyiru ninyiru
3rd Masculine onyiru inyiru, yonyiru
Feminine monyiru
Neuter inyiru
- archaic

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh