semir

Indonesian

Etymology

• From Dutch smeer (“smear, a fat substance”), from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną. Cognate with English smear.
• For the sense “bribe”, cf. Dutch smeergeld (“bribe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈmir/
• Hyphenation: sê‧mir

Noun

sêmir

1. smear, a fat substance, such as shoe polish and machine lubrication.
2. (figurative) bribe

Derived terms

• bersemir
• menyemir
• penyemiran
• semir rambut
• semir sepatu
• semir ubin
• uang semir

 

Further reading

• “semir” 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.

Old Norse

Verb

semir

1. second-person singular active present subjunctive of semja