Sumatra

English

Etymology

From Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”). Mentioned in the 11th century in Sanskrit as समुद्रभूमि (samudrabhūmi, “land of Sumatra”), gradually replacing the earlier svarna-dvīpa.

Proper noun

Sumatra

  1. The largest island of Indonesia.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ca‧tag‧bo

Proper noun

Sumatra

  1. Sumatra; the largest island of Indonesia
  2. a surname​

Czech

Proper noun

Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Sumatra in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Sumatra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Proper noun

Sumatra m

  1. Sumatra (island of Indonesia)

Derived terms

  • sumatrien

German

Proper noun

Sumatra n

  1. Sumatra (island of Indonesia)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

Proper noun

Sumatra

  1. Sumatra

Descendants

Italian

Etymology

From Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

Proper noun

Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra

Polish

Pronunciation

  • audio(file)

Proper noun

Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra (island of Indonesia)

Declension

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra (the largest island in Indonesia)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sǔmatra/
  • Hyphenation: Su‧mat‧ra

Proper noun

Sùmatra f (Cyrillic spelling Су̀матра)

  1. Sumatra

Declension

References

  • “Sumatra” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Sumatra ?

  1. Sumatra
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