pasir

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (“sandbank, shoal in river or sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pasir/
• Hyphenation: pa‧sir

Noun

pasir

1. sand (finely ground rock)

Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (“sandbank, shoal in river or sea”).

Noun

pasir

1. sand

References

• Scott, N. C. (1956), A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎^[1], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pasir, from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (“sandbank, shoal in river or sea”). Doublet of Paser.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpasir/ [ˈpa.sɪr]

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• Rhymes: -asir
• Syllabification: pa‧sir
• Homophone: Pasir

Noun

pasir (plural pasir-pasir)

1. sand (finely ground rock)

   Synonym: kersik halus

2. (rare) sea

   Synonym: laut

Hyponyms

• pasir ambang
• pasir bego
• pasir berbisik
• pasir besi
• pasir beton
• pasir cor
• pasir dudukan
• pasir embus
• pasir gas
• pasir hidrofobik
• pasir hisap
• pasir isap
• pasir kaca
• pasir karang
• pasir kinetik
• pasir kuarsa
• pasir kucing
• pasir laut
• pasir layang
• pasir malang
• pasir melela
• pasir merah
• pasir minyak
• pasir paliran
• pasir pantai
• pasir pasang
• pasir plaster
• pasir putih
• pasir semen
• pasir silika
• pasir timah
• pasir vulkanik

Derived terms

• berpasir
• kepasiran
• pasiran
• perpasiran

Further reading

• “pasir”, 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

Kendayan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (“sandbank, shoal in river or sea”).

Noun

pasir

1. sand

References

• Smith, A. (2017), The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (“sandbank, shoal in river or sea”). Cognate with Tagalog pasig (“a river that flows into the sea; sandy bank of a river”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pase(r)/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pasɪ(r)/
• Rhymes: -ase(r), -se(r), -e(r)

Noun

pasir (Jawi spelling ڤاسير, plural pasir-pasir or pasir²)

1. sand (finely ground rock)

Synonyms

• ramal / رامل

Derived terms

• pasir jerlus (“quicksand”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pasir (inherited)
• → Chewong: pasir
• → Malagasy: fasika
• → Pangutaran Sama: pasil

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (“sandbank, shoal in river or sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pasir/

Noun

pasir

1. beach

   Synonyms: pasisi, sāgaratīra

2. shore, river-bank

   Synonyms: kūla, pasisi, piṅgir, sāgaratīra, tambiṅ, taṭa, tatpāra, tĕmbiṅ, tīra, welā

3. sea

   Synonyms: abdhi, arṇawa, ernawa, jaladhi, lahut, lod, pasisi, raktākāra, ratnakara, ratnadukara, sāgara, samudra, saraswat, sindhu, tasik, udadhi

Derived terms

• amasir
• pasir-pasir
• pasiran

• masir-wukir
• pasir wukir

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦥꦱꦶꦂ (pasir)

References

• "pasir" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sundanese

Noun

pasir (Sundanese script ᮕᮞᮤᮁ)

1. hill