Sundanese
See also: sundanese
English
Etymology
The word "Sunda" may originate from Sanskrit, in which case it may mean either "light" or "water".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʌndəˈniːz/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
Sundanese (plural Sundanese)
- A member of an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia, numbering approximately 40 million.
- 2014, Jacqueline Knörr, Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia (page 177)
- While he is now revered as a local and national hero of the Betawi, according to older legends he was in fact a Sundanese who came to Batavia from Cirebon.
- 2014, Jacqueline Knörr, Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia (page 177)
Translations
ethnic group member
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ethnic group - Note: These are translations for the plural.
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Proper noun
Sundanese
- The language of the Sundanese people.
- Synonym: Basa Sunda
- The alphabet used to write the Sundanese language.
Translations
Adjective
Sundanese (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Sundanese people.
Translations
pertaining to the Sudanese people
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Sundanese terms
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code su, ISO 639-3 code sun (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Sundanese, sun
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