musi
musi Lexical Profile
• noun
A major river in southern Sumatra, Indonesia, flowing from the Barisan Mountains through the city of Palembang into the Bangka Strait.
"The iconic Ampera Bridge spans the Musi in Palembang, serving as a famous landmark of the city."
A river in the Deccan Plateau of India that flows through the city of Hyderabad and serves as a major tributary of the Krishna River.
"The historic old city of Hyderabad was originally built along the southern banks of the Musi."
A Malayic language spoken predominantly by the Musi people in the South Sumatra province of Indonesia.
"Linguists often group Musi together with other local Malayic varieties spoken in the southern regions of Sumatra."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from local geographical names; it refers independently to a prominent river in South Sumatra, Indonesia, and to a tributary of the Krishna River in Telangana, India.
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