sinyo
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay sinyo, 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 senyur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsiɲo]
- Hyphenation: si‧nyo
Noun
sinyo (first-person possessive sinyoku, second-person possessive sinyomu, third-person possessive sinyonya)
- unmarried European or Eurasian man.
Descendants
- → Min Nan: 新橈, 新蟯
Further reading
- “sinyo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.