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)

    1. sun
      Synonyms: matahari, mentari, surya

    Further reading

    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)

    1. (poetic) sun (the star around which the Earth revolves)
      Synonyms: matahari, mentari, (archaic) rawi, suria

    Descendants

    • Indonesian: syamsi