bohir

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bouwheer (“master mason; person who commissions an architect for an architectural design”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.hir/, [ˈbo.hɪr]
• Rhymes: -hɪr
• Hyphenation: bo‧hir

Noun

bohir (plural bohir-bohir)

1. (colloquial) project owner, commissioner
2. (colloquial) capitalist
3. (colloquial) client

Further reading

• “bohir” 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.