syamsi

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay syamsi, from Arabic شَمْس (šams).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃamsi/
• Hyphenation: syam‧si
• Rhymes: -si, -i

Noun

syamsi (first-person possessive syamsiku, second-person possessive syamsimu, third-person possessive syamsinya)

1. sun

   Synonyms: matahari, mentari, surya

Further reading

• “syamsi” 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

Alternative forms

• syamsu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃamsi/
• Rhymes: -si, -i

Proper noun

syamsi (Jawi spelling شمس)

1. sun (the star around which the Earth revolves)

   Synonyms: matahari, mentari, (archaic) rawi, suria

Descendants

• Indonesian: syamsi