susun

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay سوسون (susun, “to arrange”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susun (“to stack up, pile in layers”), from Proto-Austronesian *susuN (“to stack up”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsusun/ [ˈsu.sʊn]
• Rhymes: -usun
• Syllabification: su‧sun

Noun

susun (plural susun-susun)

1. stack

   Synonyms: tumpuk, timbunan

2. row

Derived terms

• bersusun
• disusun
• disusunkan
• menyusun
• menyusunkan
• penyusun
• penyusunan
• susunan
• tersusun

• rumah susun

Further reading

• “susun” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

susun

1. Romanization of ꦱꦸꦱꦸꦤ꧀

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susun (“to stack up, pile in layers”), from Proto-Austronesian *susuN (“to stack up”). Cognate with Tagalog susón (“extra layer; reinforcing layer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /susun/
• Rhymes: -usun, -un
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [susʊn, -on, -o̞n]

Verb

susun (Jawi spelling سوسون)

1. to arrange

   Susun kerusi elok-elok!

   Arrange the chairs neatly!

Derived terms

• penyusunan (“act of arranging”)
• susunan (“arrangement of something”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: susun (inherited)

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *susuN (“to stack up”).

Noun

susun

1. layer
2. tier
3. storey
4. row

Verb

susun

1. to arrange

Derived terms

• anusun
• anusunakĕn
• anusuni
• asusun
• kasusunan
• pasusun
• sinusun
• sinusunan

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦸꦱꦸꦤ꧀ (susun) (inherited)

Further reading

• "susun" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [su.sun]

Noun

susun

1. a stitch, stitches

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, compare Malay susu.

Noun

susun

1. breast

Yakan

Noun

susun

1. regret