afsun
See also: afsûn
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay afsun, from Classical Malay افسون (afsun), from Persian افسون (afsun, “incantation, charm”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈafsʊn/
- Hyphenation: af‧sun
- Rhymes: -sʊn, -ʊn, -n
Noun
afsun (first-person possessive afsunku, second-person possessive afsunmu, third-person possessive afsunnya)
- (archaic) charm
- Synonym: pesona
References
- Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018), “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation, page 117-144
Further reading
- “afsun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
afsun (Jawi spelling افسون, plural afsun-afsun, informal 1st possessive afsunku, 2nd possessive afsunmu, 3rd possessive afsunnya)
- (archaic) charm; spell
Further reading
- “afsun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish افسون (afsun), from Persian افسون (afsun).
Noun
afsun (definite accusative afsunu, plural afsunlar)
- charm
- incantation
- spell
- enchantment
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | afsun | |
| Definite accusative | afsunu | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | afsun | afsunlar |
| Definite accusative | afsunu | afsunları |
| Dative | afsuna | afsunlara |
| Locative | afsunda | afsunlarda |
| Ablative | afsundan | afsunlardan |
| Genitive | afsunun | afsunların |
Synonyms
- efsun
- büyü
- sihir
References
- afsun in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “افسون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 119b