tembus
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Baku) IPA(key): /təmˈbus/ [t̪əmˈbus]
- Rhymes: -bus, -us
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /təmˈbos/ [t̪əmˈbos]
- Rhymes: -bos, -os
- Hyphenation: tem‧bus
Verb
tembus (Jawi spelling تمبوس)
- to penetrate; to pierce; to go through (to pass through an object or barrier).
- Synonym: lulus
- Peluru itu tembus dinding kayu. ― The bullet penetrated the wooden wall.
- to emerge; to come out (at the other side).
- Jalan ini tembus ke lebuh raya. ― This road comes out at the highway.
Adjective
tembus (Jawi spelling تمبوس, comparative lebih tembus, superlative paling tembus)
- perforated; pierced; having a hole through.
- Synonyms: bocor, berlubang
- transparent; see-through (allowing light to pass through).
- Synonyms: lut sinar, telus
- Kain baju itu nipis dan tembus pandang. ― The shirt fabric is thin and see-through.
Derived terms
Affixations
- menembus (“to penetrate; to pierce”)
- menembusi (“to penetrate (transitive)”)
- menembuskan (“to cause to penetrate”)
- penembusan (“penetration; breakthrough”)
- tembusan (“carbon copy; passage”)
Compounds
- tembus cahaya (“translucent”)
- tembus pandang (“transparent; see-through”)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: tembus (inherited)
Further reading
- "tembus" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017