afsun
See also: afsûn
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay afsun, from Classical Malay افسون (afsun), from Classical Persian افسون (afsūn, “incantation, charm”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈafsʊn/
- Hyphenation: af‧sun
- Rhymes: -sʊn, -ʊn, -n
Noun
afsun (plural afsun-afsun)
References
- ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018), “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation, pages 117-144
Further reading
- “afsun” 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
Pronunciation
Noun
afsun (Jawi spelling افسون, plural afsun-afsun)
Further reading
- “afsun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish افسون (afsun), from Persian افسون (afsun).
Noun
afsun (definite accusative afsunu, plural afsunlar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | afsun | afsunlar |
| definite accusative | afsunu | afsunları |
| dative | afsuna | afsunlara |
| locative | afsunda | afsunlarda |
| ablative | afsundan | afsunlardan |
| genitive | afsunun | afsunların |
Synonyms
References
- “afsun”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “افسون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 119b