sopir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch chauffeur (“driver”), from French chauffeur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopɪr/
• Hyphenation: so‧pir

Noun

sopir (first-person possessive sopirku, second-person possessive sopirmu, third-person possessive sopirnya)

1. driver.

Alternative forms

• chauffeur (pre-1947)

Synonyms

• drébar (Standard Malay)
• supir
• pramudi
• pemandu (Standard Malay)
• pengemudi
• pengendara
• penyetir

Derived terms

• menyopir
• menyopiri

 

• sopir becak
• sopir tembak

 

Further reading

• “sopir” 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

sopir

1. Romanization of ꦱꦺꦴꦥꦶꦂ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch chauffeur (“driver”).

Noun

sopir (plural sopir-sopir, informal 1st possessive sopirku, 2nd possessive sopirmu, 3rd possessive sopirnya)

1. (Indonesia) Alternative spelling of supir. Synonym of pemandu (“driver”).

Old French

Alternative forms

• sospir

Etymology

From sopirer, souspirer, or from Latin suspirium.

Noun

sopir oblique singular, m (oblique plural sopirs, nominative singular sopirs, nominative plural sopir)

1. sigh

Related terms

• sopirer

Descendants

• French: soupir