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Brunei Malay
Etymology
Cognate to Sundanese ᮞᮤᮞᮤᮁ (sisir).
Pronunciation
Noun
sisir
- comb
Verb
sisir
- to comb (use a comb to groom hair, fur etc.)
Ido
Pronunciation
Verb
sisir
- past infinitive of sisar
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay سيسير (sisir). Cognate to Sundanese ᮞᮤᮞᮤᮁ (sisir).
Noun
sisir (plural sisir-sisir)
- comb
- Synonym: sikat
- harrow
- bunch (of banana)
- shuttle comb (on a weaving loom)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Old Javanese sisir (“side”).
Verb
sisir
- to trace
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Minangkabau .
Root
sisir
- pricked by thorns
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Lun Bawang .
Root
sisir (plural sisir-sisir)
- shortcut
- Synonym: jalan pintas
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
sisir
- Romanization of ꦱꦶꦱꦶꦂ
Sundanese
Romanization
sisir
- Romanization of ᮞᮤᮞᮤᮁ