Sumatra

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Sumatra

/suːˈmɑːtɹə/

Where it comes from

From Portuguese Sumatra, from Arabic سُومَطْرَة (sūmaṭra), from Malay Sumatera, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”). Mentioned in the 11th century in Sanskrit as समुद्रभूमि (samudrabhūmi, “land of Sumatra”), gradually replacing the earlier सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpa).

proper noun

The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.

noun Sumatras

Singapore A squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south. In the Straits of Malacca one encounters a squall every night; there they are known by the name of Sumatras, crossing as they do from the island bearing that name.
A chicken of a breed native to the island of Sumatra, formerly used in cock-fighting and now mainly kept for exhibition.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: java, midden, seram, halmahera, batam, lembata, sulawesi, komodo, seran, tanjungpinang, montagu island, sumba, sumbawa, madura, timor, sundas

Translations

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name the largest island of Indonesia

Español	Sumatra, Sumatera
한국어	수마트라 Sumateura
日本語	スマトラ Sumatora
中文	蘇門答臘 /苏门答腊 Sūméndálà
हिन्दी	सुमात्रा sumātrā
Português	Sumatra, Samatra
Français	Sumatra
Deutsch	Sumatra
Italiano	Sumatra
Ελληνικά	Σουμάτρα Soumátra
Română	Sumatra
Русский	Сума́тра Sumátra
العربية	سُومَطْرَة sūmaṭra
עברית	סומטרה

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@misc{sumatra_2026,
  title = {Sumatra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sumatra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}