surat-menyurat
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of surat + menyurat.
=== Verb ===
surat-menyurat (active surat-menyurat)
to correspond (to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time)
=== Noun ===
surat-menyurat (uncountable)
correspondence
Synonyms: korespondensi, persuratan
=== Further reading ===
“surat-menyurat”, 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 ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of surat + menyurat.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌsurat məˈɲurat/ [ˌsu.rat̪̚ məˈɲu.rat̪̚]
Hyphenation: su‧rat me‧nyu‧rat
=== Verb ===
surat-menyurat (Jawi spelling سورت-مڽورت)
(reciprocal) to send letters to each other
=== Further reading ===
"surat-menyurat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017