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nyiur

Iban

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

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Noun

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nyiur

  1. coconut

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay nyiur, from Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ. Cognate with Tagalog niyog

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nyiur (first-person possessive nyiurku, second-person possessive nyiurmu, third-person possessive nyiurnya)

  1. coconut palm
  2. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

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Kedah Malay

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From Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

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nyiur (Jawi ڽيور)

  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *ñiur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (ñiyur).

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nyiur (Jawi spelling ڽيور, plural nyiur-nyiur, informal 1st possessive nyiurku, 2nd possessive nyiurmu, 3rd possessive nyiurnya)

  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)
    Synonyms: kelapa, kerambil, kelambir
    • 2023 January 8, Norlisa Kasturi, “Pulut tanak, nyiur kukur”, in Utusan Malaysia‎[1], archived from the original on 8 January 2023:
      Nasi pulut yang ditanak dan diarung dengan santan segar yang diperah dari nyiur yang dikukur sendiri. Nasi pulut ini adalah bekalan ketika Mak Aja dan anak-anak menunggu durian luruh.
      The glutinous rice is boiled and topped with fresh coconut milk squeezed from grated coconuts. This glutinous rice is a supply when Mak Aja and the children are waiting for durian to fall.

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: nyiur
  • → Semai: je'eer

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