Sunan is the shorter version of "Susuhunan", both used as an honorific on the island of Java, Indonesia. According to Hamka in his book Dari Perbendaharaan Lama, the word is derived from a Javanese word for position (susunan) of hands in reverential salutation, done with hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointed upwards, and bowing.
Sunan is the shorter version of "Susuhunan", both used as an honorific on the island of Java, Indonesia. According to Hamka in his book Dari Perbendaharaan Lama, the word is derived from a Javanese word for position (susunan) of hands in reverential salutation, done with hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointed upwards, and bowing.
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