sungai

From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

• IPA^(key): /suŋaj/
• Hyphenation: su‧ngai

sungai

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

• IPA^(key): /suŋai̯/

sungai

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

Inherited from Malay sungai, from Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsuŋai̯/ [ˈsu.ŋai̯]
• Rhymes: -uŋai̯
• Syllabification: su‧ngai

sungai (plural sungai-sungai)

1. river (a large and often winding stream which drains a land mass)
2. river (any large flow of a liquid in a single body)

• It is usually capitalised when preceding a proper noun (Sungai Kapuas, Sungai Musi, etc.)
• Some place names contain Sungai, but they do not refer to the name of an actual river. Examples include Sungai Penuh in Jambi, or Sungai Kunjang and Sungai Pinang in Samarinda, East Kalimantan.

• batang
• kali

• “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.

• sungei
• sg. (abbreviation)

From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

• IPA^(key): /suŋai̯/

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -uŋai̯

sungai (Jawi spelling سوڠاي or سوڠي, plural sungai-sungai)

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

   Synonyms: alir, alur

• Indonesian: sungai
• → Chinese: 雙溪／双溪

• “sungai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.