semenanjung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay semenanjung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səməˈnand͡ʒʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒʊŋ, -ʊŋ,
  • Hyphenation: sê‧mê‧nan‧jung

Noun

sêmênanjung (first-person possessive semenanjungku, second-person possessive semenanjungmu, third-person possessive semenanjungnya)

  1. peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)
    Synonym: jazirah

See also

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Combination of se- + menanjung (having an appearance similar to a cape).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səmənand͡ʒuŋ/
  • Rhymes: -and͡ʒuŋ, -d͡ʒuŋ, -uŋ
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [səmənäɲd͡ʒʊŋ, -d͡ʒoŋ, -d͡ʒo̞ŋ]

Noun

semenanjung (Jawi spelling سمننجوڠ, plural semenanjung-semenanjung, informal 1st possessive semenanjungku, 2nd possessive semenanjungmu, 3rd possessive semenanjungnya)

  1. (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)
    semenanjung KoreaKorean peninsula
    semenanjung Malaysiapeninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: semenanjung

See also

Further reading

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