alir

See also: alır

Icelandic

Noun

alir

1. indefinite nominative plural of alur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈalir/ [ˈa.lɪr]
• Rhymes: -alir
• Syllabification: a‧lir

Etymology 1

From Malay alir, from Proto-Malayic *halir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaliʀ, from the root *-liʀ.

Verb

alir

1. basic form of mengalir (“to flow”)

Derived terms

• aliran
• beraliran
• dialiri
• dialirkan
• mengalir
• mengaliri
• mengalirkan
• pengalir
• pengaliran

 

• alir aferen
• alir landaian

 

Etymology 2

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Noun

alir (plural alir-alir)

1. (dialectal, uncommon) a rod, usually with live bait to catch a crocodile

Verb

alir (active mengalir, passive dialir)

1. to catch, a crocodile with that fishing rod

Derived terms

• tali alir
• umpan alir

 

Further reading

• “alir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *halir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaliʀ, from the root *-liʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ale(r)/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /alɪ(r)/
• Rhymes: (Johor-Selangor) -ale(r), (Riau-Lingga) -alɪ(r)

Verb

alir (Jawi spelling الير)

1. Alternative form of alur

Noun

alir (Jawi spelling الير, plural alir-alir, informal 1st possessive alirku, 2nd possessive alirmu, 3rd possessive alirnya)

1. Alternative form of alur

Descendants

• Indonesian: alir

Old Norse

Noun

alir

1. indefinite nominative plural of alr

Verb

alir

1. second-person singular active present subjunctive of ala

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

alir

1. air, wind, breath
2. cold