syamsi
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay syamsi, borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃamsi/
- Hyphenation: syam‧si
- Rhymes: -si, -i
Noun
syamsi (plural syamsi-syamsi)
Further reading
- “syamsi” 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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃamsi/
- Rhymes: -si, -i
Noun
syamsi (Jawi spelling شمس, plural syamsi-syamsi)
- (poetic) sun (the star around which the Earth revolves)
Descendants
- Indonesian: syamsi