senyum

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay senyum.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈɲum/ [səˈɲum]
• Rhymes: -um
• Syllabification: se‧nyum

Noun

senyum (first-person possessive senyumku, second-person possessive senyummu, third-person possessive senyumnya)

1. smile

Further reading

• “senyum” 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.

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səɲum/
• Rhymes: -əɲum, -um
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [sə.ˈɲʊm, -om, -o̞m]

Verb

senyum (Jawi spelling سڽوم)

1. to smile

   Senyum selalu.

   Always smile.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• senyuman (“a smile”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• tersenyum [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: senyum

Further reading

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