semenanjung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay semenanjung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səməˈnand͡ʒʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
  • Hyphenation: sê‧mê‧nan‧jung

Noun

sêmênanjung (first-person possessive semenanjungku, second-person possessive semenanjungmu, third-person possessive semenanjungnya)

  1. peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)
    Synonym: jazirah

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Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Combination of se- +‎ menanjung (“having an appearance similar to a cape”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səmənand͡ʒuŋ/
  • Rhymes: -and͡ʒuŋ, -d͡ʒuŋ, -uŋ
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [səmənäɲd͡ʒʊŋ, -d͡ʒoŋ, -d͡ʒo̞ŋ]

Noun

semenanjung (Jawi spelling سمننجوڠ, plural semenanjung-semenanjung, informal 1st possessive semenanjungku, 2nd possessive semenanjungmu, 3rd possessive semenanjungnya)

  1. (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)
    semenanjung Korea ― Korean peninsula
    semenanjung Malaysia ― peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: semenanjung

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Further reading

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