Sundanese

See also Sudanese

English

Etymology

The word "Sunda" may originate from Sanskrit, in which case it may mean either "light" or "water".

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Wikipedia

Sundanese

1. An ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia, numbering approximately 33 million.
2. The language of the Sundanese people. The language is also known as Basa Sunda.

Translations

ethnic group

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巽他族 (cmn) (Xùntāzú)

• Finnish: sundalaiset (fi) pl

• Portuguese: sundanês (pt) m
• Russian: сунд (ru) (sund) m

language

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巽他語 (cmn), 巽他语 (cmn) (Xùntāyǔ)

• Finnish: sunda (fi)

• Portuguese: sundanês (pt) m
• Russian: сунданский (ru) (sundanskij)

Adjective

Sundanese

1. Of or pertaining to the Sundanese people.

Translations

pertaining to the Sudanese people

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巽他的 (cmn) (Xùntā de)

• Finnish: sundalainen (fi)
• Portuguese: sundanês (pt) m

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Sundanese terms

External links

• ISO 639-1 code su, ISO 639-3 code sun
• Ethnologue entry for Sundanese, su