sinyo

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sinyo, then possibly from Kristang sinyor, in turn from Portuguese senhor (“mister, sir”), from Old Galician-Portuguese sennor, from Latin seniōrem, accusative of senior (“older”), comparative of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”). Doublet of senior and senyur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsiɲo]
  • Hyphenation: si‧nyo

Noun

sinyo (first-person possessive sinyoku, second-person possessive sinyomu, third-person possessive sinyonya)

  1. unmarried European or Eurasian man

Descendants

  • → Min Nan: 新橈/新桡, 新蟯/新蛲

Further reading

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