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samir.

rough sheets of palm fronds stitched together to make a temporary roofing.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsamir/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsa.mɪr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. rough sheets of palm fronds stitched together to make a temporary roofing.

  2. a round banana leaf folded into a shallow inverted cone and used for covering foods

  3. walls made of palm leaves, joined together with areca nut stems

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay samir (“the natural undried leaves of the nipah”). Semantic loan from Berau Malay [Term?] for the wall sense.

noun/ˈsamir/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsa.mɪr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. yellow silk sarong

  2. sash

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese samir (“velvet (silk) approximately the width of the palm of the hand, folded thickly at the base using strands (used as necklaces by palace servants); front edge of kebaya”), from Old Javanese samir (“curtain, cloth cover”).

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