sungai
See also: သူငယ်
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suŋaj/
- Hyphenation: su‧ngai
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation) S.
Etymology
From Malay sungai, from Classical Malay sungai, from Proto-Malayic *suŋay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suŋai̯/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uŋai̯, -ŋai̯, -ai̯
Noun
sungai (first-person possessive sungaiku, second-person possessive sungaimu, third-person possessive sungainya)
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
Derived terms
- bersungai
- sungai anaklinal
- sungai anteseden
- sungai bawah tanah
- sungai efluen
- sungai gletser
- sungai hujan
- sungai influen
- sungai insekuen
- sungai komposit
- sungai konsekuen
- sungai lenyap
- sungai malar
- sungai melaba
- sungai menahun
- sungai menerus
- sungai merugi
- sungai musiman
- sungai obsekuen
- sungai periodik
- sungai permanen
- sungai subsekuen
- sungai terbebat
- sungai tersela
Further reading
- “sungai” 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.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suŋai̯/
- Rhymes: -uŋai̯, -ŋai̯, -ai̯
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
sungai (Jawi spelling سوڠاي or سوڠي, plural sungai-sungai, informal 1st possessive sungaiku, 2nd possessive sungaimu, 3rd possessive sungainya)
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
Further reading
- “sungai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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