cemburu
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buR(e)hu (“jealous”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃəmˈburu/ [t͡ʃəmˈbu.ru]
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: cem‧bu‧ru
Adjective
cemburu (Jawi spelling چمبورو, comparative lebih cemburu, superlative paling cemburu)
Verb
cemburu (Jawi spelling چمبورو)
- to feel jealous towards someone
- to not believe someone out of jealousy
- to be careful to not disrupt any custom, religion etc.
Further reading
- "cemburu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary