langsir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaŋ.sɪr]
• Hyphenation: lang‧sir

Etymology 1

From Dutch rangeer, the present tense 1st person singular form of rangeren, from French ranger, rang, from Old French renc, reng, ranc, rang, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ-, extended nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). The rail transport sense was a semantic loan from German rangieren in Dutch. Doublet of ring.

Verb

langsir

1. (rail transport) to shunt, to move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.

   Synonym: melangsir

Derived terms

• langsiran
• melangsir

 

Etymology 2

From Dutch lansier or Portuguese lanceiro, ultimately from Late Latin lanceārius, from Latin lancea (“spear”).

Noun

langsir (first-person possessive langsirku, second-person possessive langsirmu, third-person possessive langsirnya)

1. (obsolete) lancer, a soldier armed with a lance.

Further reading

• “langsir” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From English ranger (“sieve”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋsir/
• Hyphenation: lang‧sir

Noun

langsir (Jawi spelling لڠسير, plural langsir-langsir, informal 1st possessive langsirku, 2nd possessive langsirmu, 3rd possessive langsirnya)

1. curtain (piece of cloth covering a window)

   Synonyms: tabir, tirai

Further reading

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