susun

Javanese

Verb

susun

1. to arrange

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susun (“to stack up, pile in layers”), from Proto-Austronesian *susuN (“to stack up”). Cognate with Tagalog susón (“extra layer; reinforcing layer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /susun/
• Rhymes: -usun, -un
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [susʊn, -on, -o̞n]

Verb

susun (Jawi spelling سوسون)

1. arrange

   Susun kerusi elok-elok!

   Arrange the chairs neatly!

Derived terms

• penyusunan (“act of arranging”)
• susunan (“arrangement of something”)

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Verb

susun

1. to arrange

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [su.sun]

Noun

susun

1. a stitch, stitches

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, compare Malay susu.

Noun

susun

1. breast

Yakan

Noun

susun

1. regret