anjir
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Interjection edit
anjir
- (slang, vulgar, colloquial, minced oath) shit; damn; fuck.
- (slang, vulgar, colloquial, minced oath) wow
Usage notes edit
- Less vulgar than anying and anjing. More vulgar than anjas, anjay and njir.
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
anjir (first-person possessive anjirku, second-person possessive anjirmu, third-person possessive anjirnya)
- canal, an artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
Etymology 3 edit
From Persian انجیر (anjir, “fig”), from Middle Persian ʾncyl (anjīr, “fig”).
Noun edit
anjir (first-person possessive anjirku, second-person possessive anjirmu, third-person possessive anjirnya)
- fig (Ficus carica).
- Synonym: tin
Etymology 4 edit
From Javanese ꦲꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦂ (anjir, “stake or pole used as a marker”), probably from Arabic أَنْجَر (ʔanjar, “anchor”), from Persian لنگر (langar), from Ancient Greek ἄγκῡρα (ánkūra). Doublet of angker, anjar, anjer, and jangkar.
Noun edit
anjêr (first-person possessive anjirku, second-person possessive anjirmu, third-person possessive anjirnya)
Further reading edit
- “anjir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Uzbek edit
Etymology edit
From Persian انجیر (anjir, “fig”)
Noun edit
anjir (plural anjirlar)