syamsi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay syamsi, from Classical Malay syamsi, from Arabic شَمْس (šams, “sun”).

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
• شمس

Etymology

From Arabic شَمْس (šams), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

syamsi (Jawi spelling شمس)

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

Synonyms

• matahari / ماتاهاري
• mentari / منتاري
• suria / سوريا
• rawi / راوي