nyiur

Iban

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲiur/

Noun

nyiur

1. coconut

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲiur/, [ˈɲi.ur]

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

• kelapa

Further reading

• “nyiur” 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.

Kedah Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA^(key): /ɲoq/
• Rhymes: -io(r), -jo(r), -o(r)

Noun

nyiur (Jawi ڽيور)

1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Synonyms

• kelapa

Malay

Alternative forms

• nyior

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲjur/, [ˈɲjur]
• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ɲio(r)/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ɲiʊ(r)/
• Rhymes: -io(r), -jo(r), -o(r)

Noun

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

• Indonesian: nyiur
• → Semai: je'eer

Further reading

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