Etymology

Surabaya

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Today it means: The capital and largest city of East Java, Indonesia. Full definition →

Indonesian Surabaya ← Javanese ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ
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  1. Javanese · derived fromꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ
  2. Indonesian · derived fromSurabaya
  3. English todaySurabaya

From Indonesian Surabaya, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ (surabaya), from ꦱꦸꦫ (sura, “white shark”) + ꦧꦪ (baya, “crocodile”).

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