branwir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch brandweer (“firefighting, fire department, fire brigade”), calqued from German Feuerwehr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbranwɪr]
• Hyphenation: bran‧wir

Noun

branwir (first-person possessive branwirku, second-person possessive branwirmu, third-person possessive branwirnya)

1. fire engine, fire truck, fire appliance.

Alternative forms

• blangwir

Further reading

• “branwir” 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.