luncur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay luncur, probably from Portuguese lançar. Doublet of lancar and lansir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʊnt͡ʃʊr/
• Hyphenation: lun‧cur

Verb

luncur

1. to glide
2. to slide
3. to launch

Derived terms

• luncuran (“slide; launch; eruption”, noun)
• meluncurkan (“to launch; to let slide”, verb)

Further reading

• “luncur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Probably from Portuguese lançar. Doublet of lancar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lunt͡ʃur/
• Hyphenation: lun‧cur
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈlunt͡ʃʊː, -oː, -o̞ː]

Verb

luncur (Jawi spelling لونچور)

1. to glide
2. to slide
3. to sled
4. to surf
5. to skate
6. to launch

   Synonym: lancar

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• peluncur [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• peluncuran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• luncuran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• meluncur [agent focus] (meN-)
• meluncurkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• meluncuri [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• diluncur [patient focus] (di-)
• diluncurkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• diluncuri [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• terluncur [agentless action] (teR-)
• berluncur [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: luncur

Further reading

• “luncur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.