nir-

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर् (nir), the alternative form of निस् (nis, “out, forth, away”, adverb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /nir/ [nɪr]
• Syllabification: nir-

Prefix

nir-

1. a-, an-, non-, -less

   Coordinate term: awa-

   nirguna ― useless

   nirkabel ― wireless

   nirtunai ― cashless

   nirlaba ― nonprofit

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with nir-

niraksara

niratap

nirawak

nirbatas

nirbiji

nirbunga

nircahaya

nirguna

nirharapan

nirhidup

nirkabel

nirkarat

nirlaba

nirleka

nirmakna

nirmala

nirmasalah

nirmoral

anak nirpendamping

nirsentuh

nirsuara

nirtunai

References

• “nir-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016