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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay sinyo, then possibly from Kristang sinyor, in turn from Portuguese senhor (“mister, sir”), from Old Galician-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
Noun
sinyo (first-person possessive sinyoku, second-person possessive sinyomu, third-person possessive sinyonya)
- unmarried European or Eurasian man
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