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 Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch chauffeur (“driver”).

Noun

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

1. (Indonesia) synonym of pemandu (“driver”), see Indonesian sopir.
2. Alternative spelling of supir.

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