afsun

See also: afsûn

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay afsun, from Classical Malay افسون (afsun), from Classical Persian افسون (afsūn, “incantation, charm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈafsʊn/
• Hyphenation: af‧sun
• Rhymes: -sʊn, -ʊn, -n

Noun

afsun (first-person possessive afsunku, second-person possessive afsunmu, third-person possessive afsunnya)

1. (archaic) charm, spell

   Synonym: pesona

Further reading

• “afsun” 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

Noun

afsun (Jawi spelling افسون, plural afsun-afsun, informal 1st possessive afsunku, 2nd possessive afsunmu, 3rd possessive afsunnya)

1. (archaic) charm; spell

Further reading

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

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish افسون (afsun), from Persian افسون (afsun).

Noun

afsun (definite accusative afsunu, plural afsunlar)

1. charm
2. incantation
3. spell
4. enchantment

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	afsun
Definite accusative	afsunu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	afsun	afsunlar
Definite accusative	afsunu	afsunları
Dative	afsuna	afsunlara
Locative	afsunda	afsunlarda
Ablative	afsundan	afsunlardan
Genitive	afsunun	afsunların

Synonyms

• efsun
• büyü
• sihir

References

• “afsun”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “افسون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 119b