The sinuous, Arabic-based script was the main method of writing Malay until the language was romanized by the British in the early 20th century, and is little practiced today outside of mosques and madrassas.
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Sinuous
//ˈsɪn.ju.əs//
Synonyms for "sinuous" (83 found)
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Related words (41)
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8 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- извиващ се adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
- криволичещ adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
- лъкатушен adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Catalan
1 entries- sinuós adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Finnish
4 entries- kiemurteleva adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
- meanderoiva adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
- mutkitteleva adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
- sulava adj (moving gracefully and in a supple manner)
French
1 entries- sinueux adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Galician
1 entries- sinuoso adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
German
2 entries- gewunden adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
- kurvenreich adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Latin
1 entries- sinuōsus adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Portuguese
1 entries- sinuoso adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Russian
1 entries- волнистый adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- lùbach adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Spanish
1 entries- sinuoso adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Swedish
4 entries- krokig adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
- kurvig adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
- mjuk adj (moving gracefully and in a supple manner)
- slingrande adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Tagalog
1 entries- pakiwal-kiwal adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Turkish
2 entries- dolambaçlı adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
- yılankavi adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ngoằn ngoèo adj (having curves in alternate directions; meandering)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The hikers followed a sinuous path that twisted through the forest.
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A sinuous coastline makes navigation difficult for inexperienced sailors.
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A sinuous melody rose from the violin, weaving through the orchestra's harmonies.
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