anjir
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈand͡ʒɪr]
- Hyphenation: an‧jir
Etymology 1
Clipping of anjing (“dog”).
Interjection
anjir
- (slang, vulgar, colloquial, minced oath) shit; damn; fuck.
- (slang, vulgar, colloquial, minced oath) wow
Usage notes
- Less vulgar than anying and anjing. More vulgar than anjas, anjay and njir.
Etymology 2
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
anjir (first-person possessive anjirku, second-person possessive anjirmu, third-person possessive anjirnya)
Etymology 3
From Persian انجیر (anjir, “fig”), from Middle Persian ʾncyl (anjīr, “fig”).
Noun
anjir (first-person possessive anjirku, second-person possessive anjirmu, third-person possessive anjirnya)
- fig (Ficus carica).
- Synonym: tin
Etymology 4
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
anjêr (first-person possessive anjirku, second-person possessive anjirmu, third-person possessive anjirnya)
Further reading
- “anjir” 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.