anjer

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Etymology

Shortening of anjelier, possibly derived from Angera (earlier Anghiera; Latin: Angleria), a town at Lago Maggiore.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑn.jər/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧jer
  • Rhymes: -ɑnjər

Noun

anjer f (plural anjers, diminutive anjertje n)

  1. carnation (flower or plant)
  2. carnation (pink color)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦲꦚ꧀ꦗꦼꦂ (anjer), a variant of ꦲꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦂ (anjir, “stake or pole used as a marker”), probably from Arabic أَنْجَر (ʔanjar, “anchor”), from Classical Persian لنگر (langar), from Ancient Greek ἄγκῡρα (ánkūra). Doublet of angker, anjar, anjir, and jangkar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈand͡ʒər/
  • Hyphenation: an‧jêr

Noun

anjêr (first-person possessive anjerku, second-person possessive anjermu, third-person possessive anjernya)

  1. wood or bamboo stick that are plugged in as marker for crab trap.

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