nyiur
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲiur/
Noun
nyiur
- coconut
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nyiur, from Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲjur/, [ˈɲjʊr]
Noun
nyiur (first-person possessive nyiurku, second-person possessive nyiurmu, third-person possessive nyiurnya)
- coconut palm
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Synonyms
- kelapa
Further reading
- “nyiur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kedah Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Pronunciation
- (Kedah) IPA(key): /ɲoq/
- Rhymes: -io(r), -jo(r), -o(r)
Noun
nyiur (Jawi ڽيور)
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Synonyms
- kelapa
Malay
Alternative forms
- nyior
Etymology
First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as [script needed] (ñiyur), from Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲjur/, [ˈɲjur]
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ɲio(r)/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ɲiʊ(r)/
- Rhymes: -io(r), -jo(r), -o(r)
Noun
nyiur (Jawi spelling ڽيور, plural nyiur-nyiur, informal 1st possessive nyiurku, 2nd possessive nyiurmu, 3rd possessive nyiurnya)
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
- Synonyms: kelapa, kerambil, kelambir
- 2023 January 8, Norlisa Kasturi, “Pulut tanak, nyiur kukur”, in Utusan Malaysia, archived from the original on 8 January 2023:
- Nasi pulut yang ditanak dan diarung dengan santan segar yang diperah dari nyiur yang dikukur sendiri. Nasi pulut ini adalah bekalan ketika Mak Aja dan anak-anak menunggu durian luruh.
- The glutinous rice is boiled and topped with fresh coconut milk squeezed from grated coconuts. This glutinous rice is a supply when Mak Aja and the children are waiting for durian to fall.
Descendants
- Indonesian: nyiur
- → Semai: je'eer
Further reading
- “nyiur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.