wazir

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). Doublet of vizier. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Noun === wazir (plural wazirs) Vizier. (chess) A fairy chess piece that moves one square orthogonally. === References === S. Emmerson, A Glossary of Fairy Chess Definitions == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwazɪr/ Hyphenation: wa‧zir Homophone: wasir Rhymes: -zɪr, -ɪr, -r === Etymology 1 === From Malay wazir, from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). ==== Noun ==== wazir (plural wazir-wazir or para wazir) prime minister Synonym: perdana menteri viceroy (one who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch) Synonyms: raja muda, wakil mahkota, wakil raja, wizurai === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== wazir (plural wazir-wazir) alternative spelling of bawasir === Further reading === “wazir”, 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 == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈwazir/ [ˈwa.zir] Rhymes: -azir (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈwaze(r)/ [ˈwa.ze(r)] Rhymes: -azer, -aze Hyphenation: wa‧zir === Noun === wazir (Jawi spelling وازير, plural wazir-wazir or wazir2) (archaic) vizier, vicegerent, viceroy Synonym: wizurai ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: wazir (inherited) === Further reading === "wazir" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017