bumel

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch boemeltrein (“local train”).

Noun

bumel

  1. locomotive

Further reading

  • Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “bumel”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 111
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