sisir

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate to Sundanese sisir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.sir/

Noun

sisir

1. comb

Verb

sisir

1. to comb (use a comb to groom hair, fur etc.)

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈsir/

Verb

sisir

1. past infinitive of sisar

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsisir/ [ˈsi.sɪr]

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• Rhymes: -isir
• Syllabification: si‧sir

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay سيسير (sisir). Cognate to Sundanese sisir.

Noun

sisir (plural sisir-sisir)

1. comb

   Synonym: sikat

2. harrow
3. bunch (of banana)
4. shuttle comb (on a weaving loom)

Derived terms

• bersisir
• disisir
• disisiri
• menyisir
• menyisiri
• sesisir
• sisiran
• tersisir

• sisir afro
• sisir alis
• sisir berekor
• sisir bergarpu
• sisir berlubang
• sisir bertangkai
• sisir bulat
• sisir bulu
• sisir bulu mata
• sisir cukur
• sisir dayung
• sisir garpu
• sisir garu
• sisir kuda-kuda
• sisir kutu
• sisir perontok
• sisir punggung rata
• sisir sasak
• sisir sikat
• sisir ventilasi

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese sisir (“side”).

Verb

sisir

1. to trace

Derived terms

• disisir
• menyisir
• sisiran

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Root

sisir

1. pricked by thorns

Derived terms

• kesisiran

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Lun Bawang [Term?].

Root

sisir (plural sisir-sisir)

1. shortcut

   Synonym: jalan pintas

Further reading

• “sisir” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

sisir

1. Romanization of ꦱꦶꦱꦶꦂ

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sisir. Cognate with Malay sisir

Noun

sisir (Sundanese script ᮞᮤᮞᮤᮁ)

1. comb
2. bunch (of banana)

Classifier

sisir (Sundanese script ᮞᮤᮞᮤᮁ)

1. classifier for a bunch of bananas

   cau sasisir

   a bunch of bananas

Further reading

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