suwir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsuwir/ [ˈsu.wɪr]
• Rhymes: -uwir
• Syllabification: su‧wir

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦸꦮꦶꦂ (suwir, “ripped, shred, torn”).

Adjective

suwir

1. ripped, shred, torn

Derived terms

• disuwir
• menyuwir
• suwir-suwir
• suwiran

Etymology 2

From Minahasan

Noun

suwir (plural suwir-suwir)

1. picking with snout

Further reading

• “suwir” 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

suwir

1. Romanization of ꦱꦸꦮꦶꦂ