Sundanese

1 of 2

adjective

Sun·​da·​nese

¦səndə¦nēz,

-ēs

1

: of, relating, or belonging to the Sundanese or their language

2

[Sunda isles, islands of the Malay archipelago + English -nese (as in Chinese)] : inhabiting or native to the Sunda Islands

Sundanese

2 of 2

noun

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plural Sundanese

1

: one of the people of western Java

2

: the Austronesian language of the Sundanese people

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Malay Sunda western Java + English -nese (as in Chinese)

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