sungai
See also: သူငယ်
Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sungai
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
Iban edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sungai
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
- (abbreviation) S.
Etymology edit
From Malay sungai, from Classical Malay sungai, from Proto-Malayic *suŋay.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sungai (first-person possessive sungaiku, second-person possessive sungaimu, third-person possessive sungainya)
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
- sungai anaklinal
- sungai anteseden
- sungai bawah tanah
- sungai efluen
- sungai gletser
- sungai hujan
- sungai influen
- sungai insekuen
- sungai komposit
- sungai konsekuen
- sungai lenyap
- sungai malar
- sungai melaba
- sungai menahun
- sungai menerus
- sungai merugi
- sungai musiman
- sungai obsekuen
- sungai periodik
- sungai permanen
- sungai subsekuen
- sungai terbebat
- sungai tersela
Further reading edit
- “sungai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sungai (Jawi spelling سوڠاي or سوڠي, plural sungai-sungai, informal 1st possessive sungaiku, 2nd possessive sungaimu, 3rd possessive sungainya)
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “sungai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.