panonpoé

Sundanese

Etymology

From panon (“eye”) +‎ poé (“day”), literally "the eye of the day". Compare Indonesian matahari, Malagasy masoandro, Vietnamese Mặt Trời.

Noun

panonpoé (Sundanese script ᮕᮔᮧᮔ᮪ᮕᮧᮆ)

  1. sun (the star which the Earth revolves around)
    Synonym: srangéngé, matapoé (dialectal)
    • 2023, Réza, “Kadeudeuh nu Dipikasono [The Longed-For Darling]”, in Zamrud Khatulistiwa: Antologi Cerita Pendek Berbahasa Daerah Tunas Bahasa Ibu, Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset, dan Teknologi, →ISBN, page 266:
      Budak tanggah, neuteup panonpoé nu arék surup.
      The kid gazed upward, looking at the setting sun.
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