nyiru

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nyiru, from Classical Malay ڽيرو (nyiru), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu. Compare Cebuano nigo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɲiru]
• Hyphenation: nyi‧ru

Noun

nyiru (plural nyiru-nyiru, first-person possessive nyiruku, second-person possessive nyirumu, third-person possessive nyirunya)

1. winnowing basket; winnowing fan

Further reading

• “nyiru” 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

Alternative forms

• niru

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu. Compare Cebuano nigo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲiru/
• Rhymes: -iru, -ru

Noun

nyiru (Jawi spelling ڽيرو, plural nyiru-nyiru, informal 1st possessive nyiruku, 2nd possessive nyirumu, 3rd possessive nyirunya)

1. winnowing basket; winnowing fan

Descendants

• Indonesian: nyiru

Further reading

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

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲiru/

Noun

nyiru (Sundanese script ᮑᮤᮛᮥ)

1. winnowing basket; winnowing fan

Further reading

• Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij, (as 'NJIROE')

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲi.ɾu/

Verb

nyiru

1. (transitive) to stir

Conjugation

Conjugation of nyiru
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tonyiru	fonyiru	minyiru
2nd	nonyiru	ninyiru
3rd	Masculine	onyiru	inyiru, yonyiru†
Feminine	monyiru
Neuter	inyiru
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh