Surabaya
/ˌsʊəɹəˈbɑːjə/US/ˌsʊɹəˈbɑjə/
Surabaya proper noun: the capital and largest city of East Java, Indonesia.
Proper noun
Surabaya
Surabaya meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Surabaya in Hindi
- city in Indonesia
- सुराबया surābyā
Surabaya in Tamil
- city in Indonesia
- சுராபாயா curāpāyā
Surabaya in Marathi
- city in Indonesia
- सुराबाया surābāyā
Surabaya in Urdu
- city in Indonesia
- سورابایا sorābāyā
More languagesFewer languages
- Surabaya in Bengali
- সুরাবায়া śurabaẏa
- Surabaya in Malayalam
- സുരബായ surabāya
- Surabaya in Tagalog
- Surabaya
- Surabaya in Arabic
- سُورَابَايَا sūrābāyā
- Surabaya in Malay
- Surabaya
- Surabaya in Indonesian
- Surabaya
- Surabaya in Persian
- سورابایا surâbâyâ
- Surabaya in Thai
- สุราบายา sù-raa-baa-yaa
- Surabaya in Myanmar
- ဆူရာဘာယား hcurabhaya:
Origin of Surabaya
From Indonesian Surabaya, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ (surabaya), from ꦱꦸꦫ (sura, “white shark”) + ꦧꦪ (baya, “crocodile”).
Questions about Surabaya
- What does Surabaya mean?
- Surabaya means the capital and largest city of East Java, Indonesia.
- What is Surabaya in Hindi?
- Surabaya in Hindi is सुराबया (surābyā). See Surabaya meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Surabaya?
- Surabaya is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Surabaya?
- Surabaya is pronounced /ˌsʊɹəˈbɑjə/ (US).
Words near Surabaya in the dictionary
Source and license
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