foniks

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix), from Egyptian bnw (boinu, “grey heron”). Doublet of feniks and funiks.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈfoniks/ [ˈfo.niks]
• Rhymes: -oniks
• Syllabification: fo‧niks

Noun

foniks (plural foniks-foniks)

1. phoenix:
   1. (mythology) a mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
   2. (mythology) a mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.

Alternative forms

• feniks
• funiks

Synonyms

• hong

Further reading

• “foniks” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.