Sundanese
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sunda may originate from Sanskrit, in which case it may mean either “light” or “water”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Sundanese (plural Sundanese)
- A member of an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia, numbering approximately 42 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.
Translations[edit]
ethnic group member
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Proper noun[edit]
Sundanese
- The language of the Sundanese people.
- Synonym: Basa Sunda
- The abugida used to write the Sundanese language.
Translations[edit]
language
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Adjective[edit]
Sundanese (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Sundanese people.
Translations[edit]
pertaining to the Sudanese people
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- ISO 639-1 code su, ISO 639-3 code sun (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Sundanese, sun
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