langsir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaŋ.sɪr]
• Hyphenation: lang‧sir

Etymology 1

From Dutch rangeer, the present tense 1st person singular form of rangeren, from French ranger, rang, from Old French renc, reng, ranc, rang, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ-, extended nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). The rail transport sense was a semantic loan from German rangieren in Dutch. Doublet of ring.

Verb

langsir

1. (rail transport) to shunt, to move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.

   Synonym: melangsir

Derived terms

• langsiran
• melangsir

Etymology 2

From Dutch lansier or Portuguese lanceiro, ultimately from Late Latin lanceārius, from Latin lancea (“spear”).

Noun

langsir (plural langsir-langsir)

1. (obsolete) lancer, a soldier armed with a lance.

Further reading

• “langsir” 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laŋ.se(r)]
• Rhymes: -se(r), -e(r)
• Hyphenation: lang‧sir

Etymology 1

From English ranger (“sieve”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

langsir (Jawi spelling لڠسير, plural langsir-langsir, informal 1st possessive langsirku, 2nd possessive langsirmu, 3rd possessive langsirnya)

1. A curtain (piece of cloth covering a window).

   Synonyms: tabir, tirai, layar

Affixations

• berlangsir
• langsiri

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau.

Adjective

langsir (Jawi spelling لڠسير)

1. Not fat; slim, thin.

   Synonym: kurus

   Antonyms: gemuk, berisi, debab

Further reading

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