How do you pronounce sumatra?

The recorded pronunciation is /suːˈmɑːtɹə/.

sumatra

/suːˈmɑːtɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: suma-tra
IPA: /suːˈmɑːtɹə/

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Meaning

name

The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.

noun

A squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south.

noun

A chicken of a breed native to the island of Sumatra, formerly used in cock-fighting and now mainly kept for exhibition.

Example Sentences

"In the Straits of Malacca one encounters a squall every night; there they are known by the name of Sumatras, crossing as they do from the island bearing that name."

Etymology

From Portuguese Sumatra, from Arabic سُومَطْرَة (sūmaṭra), from Malay Sumatera, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”). Mentioned in the 11th century in Sanskrit as समुद्रभूमि (samudrabhūmi, “land of Sumatra”), gradually replacing the earlier सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpa).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: Sumatra, سُومَطْرَة, Sumatera, समुद्र

Inflected Forms

Sumatras (plural)

Derived Forms

Sumatran

Rhymes With

sinatra malhotra