Sundanese

See also: sundanese

English

Etymology

The word "Sunda" may originate from Sanskrit, in which case it may mean either "light" or "water".

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sundanese

An ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia, numbering approximately 40 million.
The language of the Sundanese people. The language is also known as Basa Sunda.
The alphabet used to write the Sundanese language.

Translations

ethnic group

Chinese:
Mandarin: 巽他族 (Xùntāzú)
Finnish: sundalaiset pl
Malay: orang Sunda, Sunda

Portuguese: sundanês (pt) m
Russian: сунд (ru) m (sund)
Sundanese: urang Sunda

language

Chinese:
Mandarin: 巽他語, 巽他语 (Xùntāyǔ)
Finnish: sunda (fi)
Malay: bahasa Sunda, Sunda

Portuguese: sundanês (pt) m
Russian: сунданский (ru) (sundanskij)
Sundanese: Basa Sunda
Swedish: sundanesiska (sv) c

Adjective

Sundanese (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the Sundanese people.

Translations

pertaining to the Sudanese people

Chinese:
Mandarin: 巽他的 (Xùntā de)
Finnish: sundalainen

Malay: Sunda
Portuguese: sundanês (pt) m

See also

Wiktionary's coverage of Sundanese terms

Further reading

ISO 639-1 code su, ISO 639-3 code sun

Ethnologue entry for Sundanese, su

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