Sunda

See also: sunda

English

Etymology

Indonesian Pasundan (“former Sunda Kingdom area such as West Java, Banten and western Central Java”)

Proper noun

Sunda

1. Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago
2. Sunda Strait, the strait between Java and Sumatra
3. Sunda Shelf, part of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia
4. Sundaland, a biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia
5. a kingdom that existed in west part of Java island from the 7th century to the 16th century
6. the Sundanese people
7. the language of the Sundanese
8. the Sundanese script
9. Sunda Kommuna, a municipality in the Faroe Islands
10. a clan (gotra) of Jats in India
11. a clan (gotra) of Nath in India
12. an Asura brother of Upasunda

Translations

An ancient kingdom

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巽他王國／巽他王国 (Xùntā Wángguó)

Anagrams

• Duans, Sudan, duans, unsad

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sundanese ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ (sunda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʊnda/
• Hyphenation: Sun‧da
• Rhymes: -da, -a

Proper noun

Sunda

1. Sunda:
   1. Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago
   2. Sunda Strait, the strait between Java and Sumatra
   3. Sunda Shelf, part of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia
   4. Sundaland, a biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia
   5. a kingdom that existed in west part of Java island from the 7th century to the 16th century
   6. the Sundanese people
   7. the language of the Sundanese
   8. the Sundanese script

Further reading

• “Sunda” 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.