rimbas
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay rimbas (“small adze; hammerhead shark”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liŋ(e)bas (“kind of axe or adze”). Cognate of Javanese rimbas (“to square wood with an adze”), Old Javanese rimbas, rimwas (“woodman's axe”)).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrimbas/ [ˈrim.bas]
- Rhymes: -imbas
- Syllabification: rim‧bas
Noun
rimbas (plural rimbas-rimbas)
- cooper's adze
Derived terms
- merimbas
- perimbas
- rimbasan
Further reading
- “rimbas”, 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
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liŋ(e)bas (“kind of axe or adze”). Cognate of Malay rimbas (“small adze; hammerhead shark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rim.bas/
- Rhymes: -bas
- Hyphenation: rim‧bas
Noun
rimbas
Derived terms
Descendants
- > Javanese: rimbas (inherited)