musim

See also: musím and muším

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /musim/
• Hyphenation: mu‧sim

Noun

musim

1. season (quarter of a year)
2. season (part of year with something special)

Hyponyms

• (quarter of a year): musim bunga (“spring”), musim luruh (“autumn”), musim panas (“summer”), musim sajuk (“winter”)
• (part of year with something special): musim buah, musim kemarau (“dry season”), musim ujan (“rainy season”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay musim, from Classical Malay musim (“season”), from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim). Doublet of monsun and muson.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmusim/ [ˈmu.sɪm]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -usim
• Syllabification: mu‧sim

Noun

musim (plural musim-musim)

1. season:
   1. each of the divisions of a year
   2. a part of a year when something particular happens
2. period:

   Synonyms: masa, momen, periode, saat, term, waktu

Derived terms

• bermusim
• musiman
• semusim

• musim antara
• musim bediding
• musim berombak
• musim bunga
• musim dingin
• musim gugur
• musim haji
• musim hujan
• musim kawin
• musim kemarau
• musim kering
• musim lefa
• musim mengena
• musim monsun
• musim mudik
• musim panas
• musim peralihan
• musim puncak
• musim ramai
• musim salju
• musim semi
• musim sepi
• musim tanam
• musim tumbuh

Further reading

• “musim” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim). Doublet of monsun.

Pronunciation

• (Bahasa Baku, Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.sim/
• (Perak) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.sen/

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

musim (Jawi spelling موسيم, plural musim-musim)

1. season (quarter of a year)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bermusim [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• musim buah
• musim bunga
• musim hujan
• musim kemarau
• musim luruh
• musim panas
• musim sejuk
• musim tengkujuh

Descendants

• Indonesian: musim
• → Iban: musin
• → Tagalog: musim
• → Tausug: musim

Further reading

• “musim” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mosim — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay musim, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmusim/ [ˈmuː.sɪm]
• Rhymes: -usim
• Syllabification: mu‧sim

Noun

musim (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐᜒᜋ᜔)

1. (nautical) gentle wind for sailing
2. (obsolete) season

   Synonym: panahon

Further reading

• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 204
• “musim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay musim, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /musim/ [mʊˈsim]
• Rhymes: -im
• Syllabification: mu‧sim

Noun

musim (Sulat Sūg spelling مُسِمْ)

1. season