sanubari
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay sanubari:
- Ellipsis of hati sanubari, from Persian دلِ صنوبرى (del-e senowbari, literally “pinecone-shaped heart”).
- From Persian صنوبری (senowbari, “pineal, firry”), from Arabic صَنَوْبَر (ṣanawbar, “pine”). The heart is likened to a pine tree due to its conical shape.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /sanuˈbari/ [sa.nuˈba.ri]
- Rhymes: -ari
- Syllabification: sa‧nu‧ba‧ri
Noun
sanubari (plural sanubari-sanubari)
Further reading
- “sanubari”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Ellipsis of hati sanubari, from Persian دلِ صنوبرى (del-e senowbari, literally “pinecone-shaped heart”).
From Persian صنوبری (senowbari, “pineal, firry”), from Arabic صَنَوْبَر (ṣanawbar, “pine”). The heart is likened to a pine tree due to its conical shape.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsanuˈbari/ [ˌsa.nuˈba.ri]
- Rhymes: -ari
Noun
sanubari (Jawi spelling صنوبري)
Descendants
- Indonesian: sanubari
Further reading
- “sanubari”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017