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Sumatra
//suːˈmɑːtɹə// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.
Noun
- 1 A squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south. Singapore
"In the Straits of Malacca one encounters a squall every night; there they are known by the name of Sumatras, crossing as they do from the island bearing that name."
- 2 A chicken of a breed native to the island of Sumatra, formerly used in cock-fighting and now mainly kept for exhibition.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Indonesian Sumatera, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”). Mentioned in the 11th century in Sanskrit as समुद्रभूमि (samudrabhūmi, “land of Sumatra”), gradually replacing the earlier सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpa).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Indonesian Sumatera, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”). Mentioned in the 11th century in Sanskrit as समुद्रभूमि (samudrabhūmi, “land of Sumatra”), gradually replacing the earlier सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpa).
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