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syair.

poet

5 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʃaɪr]

  1. poet

    archaic

  2. syair: a Malay poetry that is made up of four-line stanzas

  3. poem

  4. lyric

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Malay syair, from Arabic شَاعِر (šāʕir, “poet”). Doublet of sair.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.