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nyiru.

winnowing basket; winnowing fan

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɲiru/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɲi.ru]Standard-Indonesian
  1. winnowing basket; winnowing fan

Where this word comes from

From Malay nyiru, from Classical Malay ڽيرو (nyiru), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu. Compare Cebuano nigo.

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