suria

See also: Suria

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya), variety of सूर (sū́ra, “the sun”), from स्वर् (svár, “the sun, sunshine”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈsuria/ [ˈsu.rja]
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsuria/ [ˈsu.rja]
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsuriə/ [ˈsu.rjə] (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)
• Rhymes: -iə, -jə, -ə
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

suria (Jawi spelling سوريا, plural suria-suria or suria²)

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

Synonyms

• matahari
• mentari
• syamsi/syamsu
• rawi

Antonyms

• cendera (poetic use)
• bulan

Adjective

suria (comparative lebih suria, superlative paling suria)

1. Of or pertaining to the sun, solar

Descendants

• Indonesian: surya

References

• Edi Sedyawati; Ellya Iswati; Kusparyati Boedhijono; Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994), Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 174

Further reading

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

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُرِّيَة (surriya).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

suria class V (plural masuria class VI)

1. concubine

Derived terms

• usuria (“concubinage”)