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semir

Pronunciation: /səˈmir/

“semir” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. smear, a fat substance, such as shoe polish and machine lubrication
  2. bribe

Etymology

* From Dutch smeer (“smear, a fat substance”), from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną. Cognate with English smear. * For the sense “bribe”, cf. Dutch smeergeld (“bribe”).

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