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)
- peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)
- Synonym: jazirah
See also
- tanjung
Further reading
- “semenanjung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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)
- (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)
- semenanjung Korea ― Korean peninsula
- semenanjung Malaysia ― peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- kesemenanjungan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
Descendants
- Indonesian: semenanjung
See also
- tanjung
Further reading
- “semenanjung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "semenanjung" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.