mortir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch mortier, from Middle Dutch mortier, from Middle French mortier, from Old French [Term?], from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔr.tɪr]
• Hyphenation: mor‧tir

Noun

mortir

1. mortar, a muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
2. mortar shell

Further reading

• “mortir” 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.