sopir
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch chauffeur (“driver”), from French chauffeur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsopɪr/
- Hyphenation: so‧pir
Noun
sopir (first-person possessive sopirku, second-person possessive sopirmu, third-person possessive sopirnya)
- driver.
Synonyms
- drébar (Standard Malay)
- supir
- pramudi
- pemandu (Standard Malay)
- pengemudi
- pengendara
- penyetir
Derived terms
- menyopir
- menyopiri
- sopir becak
- sopir tembak
Further reading
- “sopir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch chauffeur (“driver”).
Noun
sopir (plural sopir-sopir, informal 1st possessive sopirku, 2nd possessive sopirmu, 3rd possessive sopirnya)
- (Indonesia) synonym of pemandu (“driver”), see Indonesian sopir.
- Alternative spelling of supir.
Old French
Alternative forms
- sospir
Etymology
From sopirer, souspirer, or from Latin suspirium.
Noun
sopir m (oblique plural sopirs, nominative singular sopirs, nominative plural sopir)
- sigh
Related terms
- sopirer
Descendants
- French: soupir