sungai

See also: သူငယ်

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suŋaj/
• Hyphenation: su‧ngai

Noun

sungai

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suŋai̯/

Noun

sungai

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sungai, from Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ŋai̯/
• Rhymes: -ŋai̯, -ai̯
• Hyphenation: su‧ngai

Noun

sungai

1. river
   1. a large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea
   2. any large flow of a liquid in a single body

Derived terms

• bersungai

 

Further reading

• “sungai” 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

sungai

Alternative forms

• سوڠاي
• سوڠي
• (abbreviation) sg.

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suŋai̯/
• Rhymes: -uŋai̯, -ŋai̯, -ai̯

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Noun

sungai (Jawi spelling سوڠاي or سوڠي, plural sungai-sungai, informal 1st possessive sungaiku, 2nd possessive sungaimu, 3rd possessive sungainya)

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

Synonyms

• alir / الير
• alur / الور
• batang / باتڠ
• bengawan / بڠاون
• ci / چي
• kali / کالي
• wai / واءي

Descendants

• > Indonesian: sungai (inherited)
• → Chinese: 雙溪／双溪

Further reading

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