Sundanese

See also: sundanese

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

Sundanese

1. An ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia, numbering approximately 40 million.
2. The language of the Sundanese people. The language is also known as Basa Sunda.
3. The alphabet used to write the Sundanese language.

Translations

ethnic group

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巽他族 (Xùntāzú)

• Dutch: Soendanezen pl
• Finnish: sundalaiset pl
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• Malay: orang Sunda, Sunda
• Portuguese: sundanês (pt) m
• Russian: сунд (ru) m (sund)
• Sundanese: urang Sunda

language

• Chinese:

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

• Dutch: Soendanees (nl) n
• Finnish: sunda (fi)
• Malay: bahasa Sunda, Sunda
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• Portuguese: sundanês (pt) m
• Russian: сунданский (ru) (sundanskij)
• Sundanese: Basa Sunda
• Swedish: sundanesiska (sv) c

Adjective

Sundanese (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Sundanese people.

Translations

pertaining to the Sudanese people

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巽他的 (Xùntā de)

• Dutch: Soendanees (nl)
• Finnish: sundalainen
• Indonesian: please add this translation if you can
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Malay: Sunda
• Portuguese: sundanês (pt) m
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Sundanese: please add this translation if you can

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Sundanese terms

Further reading

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