sunyi

Hungarian

Etymology

From the obsolete verb sunyik +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃuɲi]
• Hyphenation: su‧nyi
• Rhymes: -ɲi

Adjective

sunyi (comparative sunyibb, superlative legsunyibb)

1. deceitfully malevolent

   Synonyms: álnok, alattomos

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	sunyi	sunyik
accusative	sunyit	sunyikat
dative	sunyinak	sunyiknak
instrumental	sunyival	sunyikkal
causal-final	sunyiért	sunyikért
translative	sunyivá	sunyikká
terminative	sunyiig	sunyikig
essive-formal	sunyiként	sunyikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	sunyiban	sunyikban
superessive	sunyin	sunyikon
adessive	sunyinál	sunyiknál
illative	sunyiba	sunyikba
sublative	sunyira	sunyikra
allative	sunyihoz	sunyikhoz
elative	sunyiból	sunyikból
delative	sunyiról	sunyikról
ablative	sunyitól	sunyiktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	sunyié	sunyiké
non-attributive possessive – plural	sunyiéi	sunyikéi

Further reading

• sunyi in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Iban

Etymology

From Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Adjective

sunyi

1. deserted, empty (of a room of space)
2. quiet, silent
3. alone (of a person)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sunyi, from Classical Malay sunyi, from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsuɲi]
• Hyphenation: su‧nyi

Adjective

sunyi

1. quiet, silent

   Synonyms: hening, senyap

2. (of a room) deserted, empty

   Synonym: kosong

3. (rare) free

   Synonyms: bebas, lepas, lekang, terhindar

Derived terms

• bersunyi
• bersunyi-sunyi
• kesunyian
• menyunyi

• sunyi senyap

Further reading

• “sunyi” 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

From Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Adjective

sunyi (Jawi spelling سوڽي)

1. deserted, empty (of a room of space)
2. quiet, silent

Synonyms

• hening
• senyap
• sepi

Derived terms

• bersunyi
• kesunyian

Further reading

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