senyum

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay senyum. Possibly derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?] (compare with Khmer ញញឹម (ñɔñɨm)).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈɲum/ [səˈɲum]
• Rhymes: -um
• Syllabification: se‧nyum

Noun

sênyum (plural senyum-senyum)

1. smile

Verb

sênyum

1. to smile

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• menyenyumi
• senyuman
• tersenyum

Compound terms

• senyum buaya
• senyum bunglon
• senyum canggung
• senyum ceria
• senyum Duchenne
• senyum getir
• senyum gondok
• senyum hampa
• senyum hangat
• senyum kambing
• senyum kecut
• senyum kering
• senyum khas
• senyum kikuk
• senyum kucing
• senyum lebar
• senyum licik
• senyum manis
• senyum masam
• senyum maut
• senyum mesra
• senyum muram
• senyum pahit
• senyum raja
• senyum semringah
• senyum simpul
• senyum sinis
• senyum siput
• senyum sumringah
• senyum tawar
• senyum teduh
• senyum tipis
• senyum tulus

Further reading

• “senyum”, 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

Possibly derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?] (compare with Khmer ញញឹម (ñɔñɨm)).

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /səˈɲom/ [səˈɲom]
  • Rhymes: -om
• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /səˈɲum/ [səˈɲum]
  • Rhymes: -um
• Hyphenation: se‧nyum

Verb

senyum (Jawi spelling سڽوم)

1. to smile

   Senyum selalu.

   Always smile.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• senyuman (“a smile”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• tersenyum [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: senyum

Further reading

• "senyum" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "senyum" at PRPM first version)