tambun

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tambun/, [tambon]
  • Rhymes: -bun, -un

Etymology 1

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Adjective

tambun (Jawi spelling تمبون, comparative lebih tambun, superlative paling tambun)

  1. fat
    Synonyms: berisi, debab, gemuk
    budak tambun ― fat kid
Derived terms
  • ditambunkan
  • menambunkan
  • penambunan
  • tambunkan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau tambun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabun.[1]

Noun

tambun (Jawi spelling تمبون, plural tambun-tambun or tambun2)

  1. heap, pile
    Synonyms: timbun, longgok, tindih
    tambun emas ― pile of gold
Derived terms
Affixations
  • bertambun
  • bertambun-tambun
  • ditambun
  • menambun
  • penambunan
  • tambunan
Compoundstambun cucut

    References

    1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tabun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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