Sunda

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English

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Etymology

Most terms: Indonesian Pasundan (“former Sunda Kingdom area such as West Java, Banten and western Central Java”)

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Proper noun

Sunda

  1. Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago
  2. Sunda Strait, the strait between Java and Sumatra
  3. Sunda Shelf, part of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia
  4. Sundaland, a biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia
  5. a kingdom that existed in west part of Java island from the 7th century to the 16th century
  6. the Sundanese people
  7. the language of the Sundanese
  8. the Sundanese script
  9. Sunda Kommuna, a municipality in the Faroe Islands
  10. a clan (gotra) of Jats in India
  11. a clan (gotra) of Nath in India
  12. an Asura brother of Upasunda

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Etymology

From Sundanese Sunda.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sunda

  1. Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago
  2. Sunda Strait, the strait between Java and Sumatra
  3. Sunda Shelf, part of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia
  4. Sundaland, a biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia
  5. a kingdom that existed in west part of Java island from the 7th century to the 16th century
  6. the Sundanese people
  7. the language of the Sundanese
  8. the Sundanese script

Further reading

Sundanese

Etymology

Of Sanskrit origin, from the prefix सु- (su-, “possessing good quality”), found in words such as सुन्दर (sundara, “beautiful, pure”), सुवर्ण (suvarṇa, “gold”, literally “possessing good color”). Compare also the Asura brothers Sunda and Upasunda. More at Sunda.

Proper noun

Sunda (Sundanese script ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ)

  1. Sunda (all senses relating to regions of Southeast Asia)
  2. Sunda, a kingdom that existed in west part of Java island from the 7th century to the 16th century

Adjective

Sunda (Sundanese script ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ)

  1. Sundanese (of or pertaining to the Sundanese people)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: Sunda

References

  1. ^ Kurnia, Iwan (14 August 2007). "Watak Budaya Sunda"
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