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langsir.

to shunt; to move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages from one train to another.

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlaŋsir/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlaŋ.sɪr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to shunt; to move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages from one train to another.

Where this word comes from

From Dutch rangeer, rangeren, in turn borrowed from French ranger, though the railway sense may derive from German rangieren. Doublet of ring. * The current spelling form possibly influenced by lansir.

adj/ˈlaŋsir/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlaŋ.sɪr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. slim

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Malay langsir.

noun/ˈlaŋsir/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlaŋ.sɪr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. lancer, a soldier armed with a lancer

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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