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siring.

rattan scoop for catching small fish, crustacean, etc

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsiriŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsi.rɪŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. rattan scoop for catching small fish, crustacean, etc

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay siring (“rattan shrimp-net”).

noun/ˈsiriŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsi.rɪŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. gutter, drain, ditch

  2. irrigation

  3. under the stilt house

verb/ˈsiriŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsi.rɪŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to decant

noun/ˈsiriŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsi.rɪŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. border, edge (of cloth)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Minangkabau siriang. Compare Brunei Malay siring (“edge”).

noun/ˈsiriŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsi.rɪŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. syrinx

Where this word comes from

Internationalism, from Latin sȳrinx (“reed; reed pipe, panpipes”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “panpipes; pipe-shaped object”), from Pre-Greek.

noun/ˈsiriŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsi.rɪŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. torch made of resin wood

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay [Term?] (Bangka dialect). Compare Perak Malay siring (“wrapper of torch”).

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