sungai

== Brunei Malay == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayic *suŋay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /suŋaj/ Hyphenation: su‧ngai === Noun === sungai river (large stream which drains a landmass) == Iban == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayic *suŋay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /suŋai̯/ === Noun === sungai river (large stream which drains a landmass) == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay sungai, from Proto-Malayic *suŋay. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsuŋai̯/ [ˈsu.ŋai̯] Rhymes: -uŋai̯ Syllabification: su‧ngai === Noun === sungai (plural sungai-sungai) river (a large and often winding stream which drains a land mass) Sungai Ciliwung ― Ciliwung River river (any large flow of a liquid in a single body) ==== Usage notes ==== It is usually capitalised when preceding a proper noun (Sungai Kapuas, Sungai Musi, etc.) Multiple place names contain Sungai, but they are not referring to the name of an actual river, but rather pointing to its existence. Examples include Sungai Penuh in Jambi, or Sungai Kunjang and Sungai Pinang in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Usage of synonyms below to refer individual rivers, is arbitrary. ==== Synonyms ==== batang kali ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “sungai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Alternative forms === sungei sg. (abbreviation) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayic *suŋay. === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈsuŋaj/ [ˈsu.ŋai̯] Rhymes: -uŋai̯, -ai̯ Hyphenation: su‧ngai === Noun === sungai (Jawi spelling سوڠاي or سوڠي, plural sungai-sungai or sungai2) river (large stream which drains a landmass) Synonyms: alir, alur Sungai Klang ― Klang River ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: sungai (inherited) → Hakka: 雙溪 / 双溪 === Further reading === "sungai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017