Acehnese

[ ah-chuh-neez, -nees, ach-uh- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a traditionally Muslim Indigenous people of northernmost Sumatra or their language.

noun

, plural A·ceh·nese

1. a member of a traditionally Muslim Indigenous people of northernmost Sumatra.
2. the Austronesian language spoken by the Acehnese.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Acehnese¹

First recorded in 1690–1700 as Achinese; from Achin, variant of Aceh, from Indonesian, Malay Aceh, the former name of a sultanate + -ese

Example Sentences

Acehnese officials adopted it in 2015, a decade after the Indonesian government gave them the right to govern the province themselves.

From Washington Blade

The source in Banda Aceh with whom the Blade spoke noted Acehnese authorities in 2018 publicly caned two men who were accused of having sex.

From Washington Blade