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ciri

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See also: cirî, cìrì, and čiří

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin cēreus (of wax, waxen) (compare French cierge, Italian cero, Spanish cirio), from cēra (wax). Doublet of ceri, a fully-learned borrowing.

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Noun

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ciri m (plural ciris)

  1. a long, thick wax candle, often used in religious ceremonies

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See also

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Further reading

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  • “ciri” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay چيري (ciri), from Javanese ꦕꦶꦫꦶ (ciri, sign, identifying mark, scar), from Old Javanese ciri (sign, distinctive mark, evidence).

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Noun

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ciri (plural ciri-ciri)

  1. distinguishing mark, identification mark
  2. hallmark.
  3. character, characteristic
  4. feature:
    1. an important or main item.
    2. (linguistics) the elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
  5. token
  6. (biology) trait: an identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
    Synonym: sifat
  7. (literature) mantra (prayer) recited at the coronation of a king
    Synonym: ceria

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Latin

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Verb

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cīrī

  1. present passive infinitive of ciō

Manado Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ternate ciri

Verb

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ciri

  1. to fall

Zarma

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Noun

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ciri

  1. salt

References

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  • David Bellama, Cours de Zarma pour le Niger: trainee's book (1976)