sungai

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Brunei Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /suŋaj/
  • Hyphenation: su‧ngai

Noun[edit]

sungai

  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

Iban[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sungai

  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Malay sungai, from Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sungai

  1. river
    1. a large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea
    2. any large flow of a liquid in a single body

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Malay[edit]

sungai

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sungai (Jawi spelling سوڠاي or سوڠي, plural sungai-sungai, informal 1st possessive sungaiku, 2nd possessive sungaimu, 3rd possessive sungainya)

  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • > Indonesian: sungai (inherited)
  • Chinese: 雙溪双溪

Further reading[edit]