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 (first-person possessive sanubariku, second-person possessive sanubarimu, third-person possessive sanubarinya)

1. heart, feelings, emotions, mind, soul

Further reading

• “sanubari” 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

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): /sanuˈbari/ [sa.nuˈba.ri]
• Rhymes: -ari

Noun

sanubari (Jawi spelling صنوبري, informal 1st possessive sanubariku, 2nd possessive sanubarimu, 3rd possessive sanubarinya)

1. heart, feelings, emotions, mind, soul

Descendants

• Indonesian: sanubari

Further reading

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