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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Malay Rumi, ultimately derived from Persian رومی (rumi, “Roman”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹuːmiː/
- Hyphenation: Ru‧mi
Proper noun
Rumi
- The Latin alphabet or writing system used for Malay and Indonesian.
Translations
Anagrams
Malay
Etymology
From Persian رومی (rumi, “Roman”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rumi (Jawi spelling رومي)
- Ellipsis of tulisan Rumi, the Latin alphabet adopted for Malay since the 19th century.
- Coordinate term: Jawi
Adjective
Rumi (Jawi spelling رومي)
- of or from Rome
- pertaining to either Roman Empire or the split Byzantine Empire
- Synonym: Rumawi
Descendants
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “رومي rumi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 350
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Rumi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 353