banjir

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay banjir, from Javanese ꦧꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦂ (banjir). From Sanskrit [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈband͡ʒir/ [ˈban.d͡ʒɪr]

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• Rhymes: -and͡ʒir
• Syllabification: ban‧jir

Verb

banjir

1. to flood, to overflow

Noun

banjir (plural banjir-banjir)

1. flood (overflow of water)

Derived terms

• kebanjiran
• membanjir
• membanjiri

• banjir bandang
• banjir bulanan
• banjir darah
• banjir kiriman
• banjir maksimum
• banjir rob
• banjir tahunan
• banjir tahunan minimum

Further reading

• “banjir” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

banjir

1. Romanization of ꦧꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦂ

Malay

Alternative forms

• بنجير

Etymology

From Javanese banjir. From Sanskrit [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /band͡ʒir/
• Rhymes: -and͡ʒir, -d͡ʒir, -ir
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [bäɲ.d͡ʒɪː -d͡ʒeː -d͡ʒe̞ː]

Noun

banjir (Jawi spelling بنجير, plural banjir-banjir)

1. flood (overflow of water)

   Synonym: bah

Descendants

• > Indonesian: banjir (inherited)

Further reading

• “banjir” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.