syamsi

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay syamsi, borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃamsi/
• Hyphenation: syam‧si
• Rhymes: -si, -i

Noun

syamsi (plural syamsi-syamsi)

1. sun

   Synonyms: matahari, mentari, surya

Further reading

• “syamsi”, 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

Alternative forms

• syamsu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃamsi/
• Rhymes: -si, -i

Noun

syamsi (Jawi spelling شمس, plural syamsi-syamsi or syamsi²)

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

   Synonyms: matahari, mentari, (archaic) rawi, suria

Descendants

• Indonesian: syamsi