anjir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈand͡ʒir/ [ˈaɲ.d͡ʒɪr]
• Rhymes: -and͡ʒir
• Syllabification: an‧jir

Etymology 1

Clipping of anjing (“dog”).

Interjection

anjir

1. (slang, vulgar, colloquial, minced oath) shit; damn; fuck
2. (slang, vulgar, colloquial, minced oath) wow

Usage notes

• Less vulgar than anying and anjing. More vulgar than anjas, anjay and njir.

Etymology 2

From Banjarese anjir (“primary canal linking two main rivers”).

Noun

anjir (plural anjir-anjir)

1. canal, an artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation

   Synonyms: kanal, terusan, saluran

Etymology 3

Inherited from Malay anjir (“fig”), from Persian انجیر (anjir, “fig”), from Middle Persian ʾncyl (anjīr, “fig”).

Noun

anjir (plural anjir-anjir)

1. fig (Ficus carica)

   Synonym: tin

Etymology 4

Borrowed 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

anjir (plural anjir-anjir)

1. wood or bamboo stick that are plugged in as marker for crab trap
2. tomprang aimed at a banana tree
3. (dance) a dance movement of standing using the strength of the hands as support

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Malay anjir (Bangka).

Noun

anjir (plural anjir-anjir)

1. one cubit height pole for climbing over one year old pepper plants

Further reading

• “anjir”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian انجیر (anjīr, “fig”).

Noun

anjir (plural anjirlar)

1. fig