sungai

From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

• IPA^(key): /suŋaj/
• Hyphenation: su‧ngai

sungai

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

From Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

• IPA^(key): /suŋai̯/

sungai

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

Inherited from Malay sungai, from Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsuŋai̯/ [ˈsu.ŋai̯]
• Rhymes: -uŋai̯
• Syllabification: su‧ngai

sungai (plural sungai-sungai)

1. river (a large and often winding stream which drains a land mass)

   Sungai Ciliwung ― Ciliwung River

2. river (any large flow of a liquid in a single body)

• 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.

• batang
• kali

• “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

• sungei
• sg. (abbreviation)

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *suŋay.

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈsuŋaj/ [ˈsu.ŋai̯]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -uŋai̯, -ai̯
• Hyphenation: su‧ngai

sungai (Jawi spelling سوڠاي or سوڠي, plural sungai-sungai or sungai²)

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

   Synonyms: alir, alur

   Sungai Klang ― Klang River

• > Indonesian: sungai (inherited)
• → Chinese: 雙溪 / 双溪

• "sungai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017