# siar
## Cimbrian
### Etymology

From Middle High German schier, from Old High German skiaro (“fast, immediately”), from Proto-Germanic *skēro, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”), or according to Kluge from *skīriz (“pure, clear”). Cognate with German schier.

### Adverb

siar
* (Sette Comuni) almost
    'Z ist siar sait so imbaisan.It's almost time for dinner.

### References

* “siar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
* ↑ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “schier2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
* ↑ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “schier”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsiar]
* Hyphenation: si‧ar

### Etymology 1

From Malay siar, from Arabic شِعَار (šiʕār).

#### Verb

siar
* to broadcast
    Synonym: menyiarkan

##### Conjugation

$^1$ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

##### Derived terms

* kepenyiaran
* menyiarkan
* penyiar
* penyiaran
* persiaran
* siaran
* tersiar

### Etymology 2

Back-formation from pesiar (“to travel in leisure”), from Portuguese passear (“to travel in leisure”), from Latin passus (“step”), from pandō (“I stretch”).

#### Root

siar
* to travel in leisure

##### Derived terms

* bersiar
* bersiar-siar
* pesiar

### Further reading

* “siar” 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.

## Ingrian
### Noun

siar
* (dialectal) Alternative spelling of sisar

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 522

## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish síar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃiəɾˠ/
* Homophone: síor- (one pronunciation)

### Adjective

siar
* (destination) westerly, to the west

### Adverb

siar
* west, westward
* back, to the rear
** 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.

#### Usage notes

* This word refers only to an ultimate destination of movement (i.e., "to the west").
* The adjective is indeclinable in Irish.

#### See also
### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 138

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃiər/

### Adjective

siar
* western, west

#### Synonyms

* an iar

#### Antonyms

* sear

#### Derived terms

* An Cuan Siar
* Eileanan Siar

## Swedish
### Verb

siar
* present of sia

## West Coast Bajau
### Noun

siar
* shrimp (decapod crustacean)

#### Synonyms

* odang