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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English shift, from Middle English schiften, from Old English sċiftan (“to divide, separate into shares; appoint, ordain; arrange, organise”), from Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną, *skiptijaną, from earlier *skipatjaną (“to organise, put in order”), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyb- (“to separate, divide, part”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, divide, separate, part”).
Pronunciation
Noun
syif (Jawi spelling شيف, plural syif-syif, informal 1st possessive syifku, 2nd possessive syifmu, 3rd possessive syifnya)
- A shift:
- Group that works (at factories, etc.) in turn with other groups.
- Scheduled period of work.
Saya berani bekerja syif siang saja.- I'm brave enough to work day shifts only.
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