rebah
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay rebah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀəbaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rəˈbah]
- Hyphenation: rê‧bah
Verb
rêbah
Derived terms
- merebah
- merebahkan
- rebah-rebah
- rebah-rebahan
- rebahan
- rebah bangun
- rebah rempah
Related terms
Further reading
- “rebah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀəbaq. Compare also Aklanon guba' and Tagalog gibâ (“destruction”).
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /rəˈbah/ [rəˈbah]
- Rhymes: -bah, -ah
- Hyphenation: re‧bah
Verb
rebah (Jawi spelling ربه)
- to collapse; to topple; to fall down (from an upright position, usually of large objects, trees, or people).
- Synonym: tumbang
- Pokok tua itu akhirnya rebah dipukul ribut. ― The old tree finally toppled over during the storm.
- Dia rebah ke lantai kerana keletihan. ― He collapsed to the floor due to exhaustion.
Derived terms
Affixations
Compounds
- rebah bangun (“ups and downs; struggle”)
- rebah rempah (“stumbling; falling rolling”)
Descendants
- Indonesian: rêbah
Further reading
- "rebah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017