senyur
Indonesian
Etymology
From Portuguese senhor, from Old Portuguese sennor, from Latin seniōrem, accusative of senior (“older”), comparative of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”). Doublet of senior and sinyo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈseɲʊr]
- Hyphenation: sé‧nyur
Noun
senyur (first-person possessive senyurku, second-person possessive senyurmu, third-person possessive senyurnya)
- (archaic) master
- Synonym: tuan
Further reading
- “senyur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.