aftab
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay aftab, from Classical Malay افتب (aftab), from Persian آفتاب (âftâb), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾptʾb /āftāb/, “sunshine”), from Proto-Iranian *abi-tāpáh; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to heat, to be warm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaftap̚/
- Rhymes: -tap, -ap, -p
- Hyphenation: af‧tab
Noun
aftab (first-person possessive aftabku, second-person possessive aftabmu, third-person possessive aftabnya)
- (archaic) sun
Synonyms
- baskara
- matahari
- mentari
- rawi
- surya
- syamsu
Further reading
- “aftab” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.