cair

Etymology 1

From Middle English cairen, kayren, from Old Norse keyra (“to whip, lash, fling, toss, prick on, drive”), from Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną (“tu turn, sweep”). Cognate with Icelandic keyra (“to run, drive, urge”), Swedish köra (“to drive, go, run”), Danish køre (“to drive”), Norwegian Bokmål kjøre (“to drive”), Norwegian Nynorsk køyra (“to drive”), Old English ċierran (“to turn, change, go, come”). More at char.

Etymology 2

Anagrams

• ACIR, AICR, Acri, CIRA, CRIA, Cira, Crai, arci, cria

Etymology

From Malay cair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃaɪr]

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• Hyphenation: ca‧ir

Adjective

cair

1. liquid: flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure

   Synonym: likuid

2. thin: of low viscosity or low specific gravity

   Synonym: encer

   Antonyms: beku, kental, pekat

3. (figurative) fluid: convertible into cash
4. (figurative) able to disbursed
5. (figurative) leaked: of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press

   Synonym: bocor

6. (figurative) weak

   Synonym: lemah

Further reading

• “cair” 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃair/
• Rhymes: -ir

Adjective

cair (Jawi spelling چاءير)

1. liquid: flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.
2. thin: of low viscosity or low specific gravity.

   Antonym: kental

3. (figurative) fluid: convertible into cash.
4. (figurative) leaked: of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press.

   Synonym: bocor

5. (figurative) weak

   Synonym: lemah

Further reading

• “cair” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Etymology

From Middle Irish cóir, from Old Irish coaïr, cóir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛːrʲ/

Adjective

cair

1. just, right
2. due

Noun

cair f (genitive singular cair, plural cairyn)

1. property
2. rights, privilege

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