sunyi

Hungarian

Etymology

From the obsolete verb sunyik +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃuɲi]
• Hyphenation: su‧nyi
• Rhymes: -ɲi

Adjective

sunyi (comparative sunyibb, superlative legsunyibb)

1. deceitfully malevolent

   Synonyms: álnok, alattomos

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	sunyi	sunyik
accusative	sunyit	sunyikat
dative	sunyinak	sunyiknak
instrumental	sunyival	sunyikkal
causal-final	sunyiért	sunyikért
translative	sunyivá	sunyikká
terminative	sunyiig	sunyikig
essive-formal	sunyiként	sunyikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	sunyiban	sunyikban
superessive	sunyin	sunyikon
adessive	sunyinál	sunyiknál
illative	sunyiba	sunyikba
sublative	sunyira	sunyikra
allative	sunyihoz	sunyikhoz
elative	sunyiból	sunyikból
delative	sunyiról	sunyikról
ablative	sunyitól	sunyiktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	sunyié	sunyiké
non-attributive possessive – plural	sunyiéi	sunyikéi

Further reading

• sunyi in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Iban

Etymology

From Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Adjective

sunyi

1. deserted, empty (of a room of space)
2. quiet, silent
3. alone (of a person)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sunyi, from Classical Malay sunyi, from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsuɲi]
• Hyphenation: su‧nyi

Adjective

sunyi (comparative lebih sunyi, superlative paling sunyi)

1. quiet, silent

   Synonyms: hening, senyap

2. (of a room) deserted, empty

   Synonym: kosong

3. (rare) free

   Synonyms: bebas, lepas, lekang, terhindar

Derived terms

• bersunyi
• bersunyi-sunyi
• kesunyian
• menyunyi

• sunyi senyap

Further reading

• “sunyi”, 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

From Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Adjective

sunyi (Jawi spelling سوڽي, comparative lebih sunyi, superlative paling sunyi)

1. deserted, empty (of a room of space)
2. quiet, silent

Synonyms

• hening
• senyap
• sepi

Derived terms

• bersunyi
• kesunyian

Further reading

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