gambir
English
Noun
gambir (uncountable)
- Alternative form of gambier
Anagrams
- bigram
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay gambir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡambɪr]
- Hyphenation: gam‧bir
Noun
gambir (first-person possessive gambirku, second-person possessive gambirmu, third-person possessive gambirnya)
- gambier (Uncaria gambir)
Derived terms
- gambir hutan
- gambir laut
- gambir tupai
Further reading
- “gambir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ɡambe(r)/
- (Riau-Lingga, Baku) IPA(key): /ɡambɪ(r)/
- Rhymes: -ambe(r), -be(r), -e(r)
Noun
gambir (Jawi spelling ݢمبير, plural gambir-gambir, informal 1st possessive gambirku, 2nd possessive gambirmu, 3rd possessive gambirnya)
- gambier (Uncaria gambir)
Descendants
- Indonesian: gambir
- → English: gambier
- → Min Nan: 柑仔蜜 (kam-á-bi̍t, “gambier extract”)
Further reading
- “gambir” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English gambier, from Malay gambir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡam.bir/
- Rhymes: -ambir
- Syllabification: gam‧bir
Noun
gambir m inan
- gambier (Uncaria gambir)
- Synonym: czepota
- gambier (astringent substance prepared from the leaves of the plant)
Declension
Declension of gambir
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gambir | gambiry |
| genitive | gambiru | gambirów |
| dative | gambirowi | gambirom |
| accusative | gambir | gambiry |
| instrumental | gambirem | gambirami |
| locative | gambirze | gambirach |
| vocative | gambirze | gambiry |
Further reading
- gambir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gambir in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gambir.
Noun
gambir m (plural gambiri)
- gambier (Uncaria gambir)
Declension
Declension of gambir
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) gambir | gambirul | (niște) gambiri | gambirii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) gambir | gambirului | (unor) gambiri | gambirilor |
| vocative | gambirule | gambirilor | ||