syamsu

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: syam‧su

Noun

syamsu (first-person possessive syamsuku, second-person possessive syamsumu, third-person possessive syamsunya)

1. sun

Further reading

• “syamsu” 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

• syamsi
• شمس

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

syamsu (Jawi spelling شمس)

1. Alternative form of syamsi

Synonyms

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