suami

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay suami, from Old Malay [script needed] (svāmi), from Sanskrit स्वामी (svāmī), singular nominative of स्वामिन् (svāmín). Doublet of sami.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsua̯.mi/

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• Hyphenation: su‧a‧mi

Noun

suami (plural suami-suami)

1. husband

   Synonym: laki

   Coordinate term: istri

Derived terms

• bersuami (“to be married (feminine), to have a husband”)
• mempersuami (“to make someone becomes one's husband”)
• mempersuamikan (“to make someone becomes someone's husband”)

Further reading

• “suami”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वामी (svāmī), singular nominative of स्वामिन् (svāmín). Doublet of sami.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswami/ [ˈswa.mi]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

suami (Jawi spelling سوامي, plural suami-suami or suami²)

1. (polite) husband

   Synonym: laki

Antonyms

• isteri (“wife”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• persuami [causative passive] (peR-)
• suamikan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• bersuami [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bersuamikan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)
• mempersuamikan [causative agent focus + causative benefactive] (mempeR- + -kan)
• mempersuami [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: suami

Further reading

• "suami" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017