nyiru
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nyiru, from Classical Malay ڽيرو (nyiru), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu. Compare Cebuano nigo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɲiru]
- Hyphenation: nyi‧ru
Noun
nyiru (plural nyiru-nyiru, first-person possessive nyiruku, second-person possessive nyirumu, third-person possessive nyirunya)
- winnowing basket; winnowing fan
Further reading
- “nyiru” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- niru
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu. Compare Cebuano nigo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲiru/
- Rhymes: -iru, -ru
Noun
nyiru (Jawi spelling ڽيرو, plural nyiru-nyiru, informal 1st possessive nyiruku, 2nd possessive nyirumu, 3rd possessive nyirunya)
- winnowing basket; winnowing fan
Descendants
- Indonesian: nyiru
Further reading
- “nyiru” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲi.ɾu/
Verb
nyiru
- (transitive) to stir
Conjugation
| 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
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh