suami

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay suami, from Old Malay [script needed] (svāmi), from Sanskrit स्वामी (svāmī), singular nominative of स्वामिन् (svāmín). Doublet of sami.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsua̯.mi/

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• Hyphenation: su‧a‧mi

Noun

suami (first-person possessive suamiku, second-person possessive suamimu, third-person possessive suaminya)

1. husband

   Synonym: laki

   Coordinate term: istri

Derived terms

• bersuami (“to be married (feminine), to have a husband”)
• mempersuami (“to make someone becomes one's husband”)
• mempersuamikan (“to make someone becomes someone's husband”)

Further reading

• “suami” 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

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वामी (svāmī), singular nominative of स्वामिन् (svāmín). Doublet of sami.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswami/ [ˈswa.mi]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

suami (Jawi spelling سوامي, plural suami-suami, informal 1st possessive suamiku, 2nd possessive suamimu, 3rd possessive suaminya)

1. (polite) husband

   Synonym: laki

Antonyms

• isteri (“wife”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• persuami [causative passive] (peR-)
• suamikan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• bersuami [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bersuamikan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)
• mempersuamikan [causative agent focus + causative benefactive] (mempeR- + -kan)
• mempersuami [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: suami

Further reading

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