taksir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtaksir/ [ˈt̪ak̚.sɪr]
• Rhymes: -aksir
• Syllabification: tak‧sir

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay taksir, from Classical Malay تقصير (taksir, taqsir), from Arabic تَقْصِير (taqṣīr).

Noun

taksir (plural taksir-taksir)

1. negligence; carelessness
2. shortcoming; failure; omission; defect

Alternative forms

• taqshir

Derived terms

• ditaksirkan
• menaksirkan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay taksir, from Dutch taxeer (“to evaluate, to appraise”), from French taxer (“to tax, to impose a tax”), from Old French taxer, from Latin taxāre.

Verb

taksir (active menaksir, reflexive passive tertaksir, ordinary passive ditaksir, imperative taksir, emphatic-jussive taksirlah)

1. to evaluate; to assess; to appraise
2. (transitive) to estimate

Derived terms

• ditaksir
• menaksir
• penaksir
• penaksiran
• taksiran
• tertaksir

Related terms

• taksasi

Descendants

• → Petjo: taksir

Further reading

• “taksir”, 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

Malay

Alternative forms

• takse (Riau)

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtakse(r)/ [ˈt̪ak̚.se(r)]
  • Rhymes: -er, -e

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtaksir/ [ˈt̪ak̚.sir]
  • Rhymes: -ir
• Hyphenation: tak‧sir

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic تَقْصِير (taqṣīr).

Noun

taksir (Jawi spelling تقصير, uncountable)

1. negligence; carelessness
2. shortcoming; failure; omission; defect

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menaksirkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• ditaksirkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• mentaksirkan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: taksir (inherited)
  • → Petjo: taksir
• → Tagalog: taksíl

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch taxeer (“to evaluate, to appraise”), from French taxer (“to tax, to impose a tax”), from Old French taxer, from Latin taxāre.

Verb

taksir (Jawi spelling تکسير)

1. to evaluate; to assess; to appraise

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penaksir [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penaksiran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• taksiran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menaksir [agent focus] (meN-)
• ditaksir [patient focus] (di-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• mentaksir

Descendants

• > Indonesian: taksir, taqshir (inherited)
  • → Petjo: taksir

Further reading

• "taksir" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "taksir" at PRPM first version)