sopan santun

Malay

Etymology

Compound of sopan (“respectful”) +‎ santun (“refined”).

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˌsopan ˈsantun/ [ˌso.pan ˈsan̪.t̪un]
  • Rhymes: -tun, -un
  • Hyphenation: so‧pan‧san‧tun

Adjective

sopan santun (Jawi spelling سوڤن سنتون, comparative lebih sopan santun, superlative paling sopan santun)

  1. polite; courteous; well-mannered

Noun

sopan santun (Jawi spelling سوڤن سنتون, plural sopan-sopan santun or sopan2 santun)

  1. manners; etiquette; courtesy; politeness
    Kita perlulah sentiasa menjaga sopan santun.
    We must always maintain our manners.

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Descendants

  • > Indonesian: sopan santun (inherited)

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