senyur

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese senhor, from Old Galician-Portuguese sennor, from Latin seniōrem, accusative of senior (older), comparative of senex (old), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (old). Doublet of senior and sinyo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈseɲʊr]
  • Hyphenation: sé‧nyur

Noun[edit]

senyur (first-person possessive senyurku, second-person possessive senyurmu, third-person possessive senyurnya)

  1. (archaic) master
    Synonym: tuan

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