kelir
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Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay kelir, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦭꦶꦂ (kelir, “screen”), from Old Javanese kĕlir (“screen”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kelir or kêlir
- screen, the viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
Etymology 2
From Dutch kleur, from late Middle Dutch coleur, from Middle French couleur, from Latin color.
Pronunciation
Noun
kelir or kêlir
- (colloquial, dated) color, colour.
- Synonym: warna
Further reading
- “kelir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
kelir
- Romanization of ꦏꦼꦭꦶꦂ
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦭꦶꦂ (kelir, “screen”), from Old Javanese kĕlir (“screen”).
Noun
kelir
- screen, the viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
Descendants
- Indonesian: kelir (“screen”)
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕlir”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 543
Further reading
- “kelir” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.