lengser

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦶꦁꦱꦶꦂ (lingsir, “fall”), inherited from Old Javanese lingsir (“slide down”).

Verb

lengser

1. fall down.
2. step down.
3. derail.
4. dab (Doublet of lenser).

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• melengser [agent focus] (meN-)

Further reading

• “lengser” 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.

Sundanese

Alternative forms

• ᮜᮨᮀᮞᮨᮁ (lengser)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Sundanese lengser.

Noun

lengser

1. prime minister.