rembulan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese rembulan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /rəmˈbulan/ [rəmˈbu.lan]
  • Rhymes: -ulan
  • Syllabification: rem‧bu‧lan

Noun

rêmbulan

  1. (poetic) moon
    Synonyms: bulan, candra, kamar, wulan

Further reading

Javanese

Noun

rembulan (Carakan spelling ꦉꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦭꦤ꧀)

  1. (krama-ngoko) moon

Descendants

  • Indonesian: rembulan
  • Malay: rembulan

References

  • rembulan”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “rembulan”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese rembulan.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /rəmˈbulan/ [rəmˈbu.lan]
  • Rhymes: -ulan, -lan, -an
  • Hyphenation: rem‧bu‧lan

Noun

rembulan (plural rembulan-rembulan or rembulan2) (chiefly poetic)

  1. moon
    Synonym: (standard) bulan

Further reading