samun gurun

Malay

Etymology

Compound of samun (“bushes, thicket”) +‎ gurun (“desert”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa.mon ɡuron]
• Rhymes: -run, -un
• Hyphenation: sa‧mun‧gu‧run

Noun

samun gurun (Jawi spelling سامون ݢورون, plural samun-samun gurun)

1. desert scrubs or thicket

Further reading

• “samun gurun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.