sirih

English

Etymology

From Malay sirih.

Noun

sirih (uncountable)

1. A vining plant of Sumatra, whose leaves may be chewed with betel nuts or used medicinally to shrink the vagina after childbirth.

Anagrams

• Irish, Rishi, rishi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sirih.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsirih/ [ˈsi.rɪh]
• Rhymes: -irih
• Syllabification: si‧rih

Noun

sirih (first-person possessive sirihku, second-person possessive sirihmu, third-person possessive sirihnya)

1. betel; betel pepper:
   1. an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle.
   2. dried leaves of plant above are chewed with betel nut

Derived terms

• menyirih
• menyirihi
• menyirihkan
• penyirih
• penyirihan

 

• sirih carang
• sirih hutan
• sirih kerakap
• sirih larang
• sirih lezat
• sirih masak
• sirih merah
• sirih pinang
• sirih sekapur
• sirih setampin;
• sirih tanya

 

Further reading

• “sirih” 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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eh

Noun

sirih (informal 1st possessive sirihku, 2nd possessive sirihmu, 3rd possessive sirihnya)

1. betel, betel pepper:
   1. an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle.
   2. dried leaves of plant above are chewed with betel nut

Descendants

• Indonesian: sirih
• → English: sirih
• → Min Nan: 絲里 (si-lí)

Further reading

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

Slovene

Noun

sirih

1. locative dual/plural of sir