Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sundanese

/sʌndəˈniːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: sun-danese
IPA: /sʌndəˈniːz/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia, numbering approximately 42 million.

name

The language of the Sundanese people.

name

The abugida used to write the Sundanese language.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Sundanese people.

Example Sentences

"According to these reports, which could not be verified, the Sundanese were preparing to declare their freedom from the new Indonesian Republic and to ask the Dutch for military protection."
"While he is now revered as a local and national hero of the Betawi, according to older legends he was in fact a Sundanese who came to Batavia from Cirebon."

Etymology

From Sundanese ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ (sunda).

Word Breakdown

Root: ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Sundanese terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Sundanese terms

Synonyms

Basa Sunda sundanese language

Questions

How do you pronounce sundanese?: The recorded pronunciation is /sʌndəˈniːz/.
What does sundanese mean?: A member of an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia, numbering approximately 42 million.
Where does sundanese come from?: From Sundanese ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ (sunda).

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