ꦩꦼꦤꦶꦂ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mənɪr/
• Rhymes: -nɪr
• Hyphenation: me‧nir

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese *mĕnir (“kernel, grain”).

Noun

ꦩꦼꦤꦶꦂ (menir)

1. broken grain
2. certain soup made from young corn mixed with spinach
3. tingling

Descendants

• → Indonesian: menir

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch meneer (“sir, mister”), mijnheer, from Middle Dutch mijnhere.

Noun

ꦩꦼꦤꦶꦂ (menir)

1. schoolmaster
2. boss

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “menir”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN