matahari

See also: Mata Hari

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay matahari. Equivalent to mata (“eye”) +‎ hari (“day”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /mataˈhari/ [ma.t̪aˈha.ri]

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• Rhymes: -ari
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧ha‧ri

Noun

matahari (plural matahari-matahari)

1. sun

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:matahari

Further reading

• “matahari”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From mata (“eye”) +‎ hari (“day”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˌmataˈhari/ [ˌma.t̪aˈha.ri]

• (Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /ˌmatəˈhari/ [ˌma.t̪əˈha.ri]
• Rhymes: -ari

Proper noun

matahari (Jawi spelling ماتاهاري)

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

Synonyms

• mentari
• syamsi (poetic)
• syamsu (poetic)
• suria (poetic)
• rawi (archaic)

Descendants

• Indonesian: matahari

Further reading

• "matahari" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017