jambu

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

jambu (plural jambus)

  1. Alternative form of jambul

Etymology 2[edit]

Semantic extension from Malay jambu, which originated from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, “a fruit or a blood pear”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

jambu (comparative more jambu, superlative most jambu)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial, informal) Cute, adorable or beautiful.
    • 2000 2 December, m0bius, soc.culture.singapore
      You discover that she has SISTERS, who are also very jambu.
    • 2007 August 27, http://her-whimsical-escapade.blogspot.sg:
      She has this healthy glow, almost like she's golden skinned, but oh so jambu lah!
    • 2008 26 July, CR[7], Singapore Bikes Forum
      got this mat saleh soooo jambu.
    • 2011 April 9, Salmah, DACE Oct 2010:
      Add me pls . There are only 5 Salmah Samions ! The most jambu looking profile is me lah !
    • 2014 October 16, https://web.archive.org/web/20160910012100/https://faithinloveandyou.wordpress.com/:
      I also wanna look jambu also what on that 2-day event.
    • 2014 December 6, theatelierweddings, Instagram:
      My very jambu Shahida for her engagement today. I have a thing for braces girls.
    • 2015 August 1, figo16, Singapore Hardware Zone Forum:
      don't sabo that minah jambu lah.
    • 2015 December 21, Farhan, All Singapore Stuff:
      A reader has shared with us a Facebook post by jambu ICA officer Adilla Ramli. She gives her view on the recent ICA jams.
Usage notes[edit]

Used to describe women. Does not have any sexual innuendo. Commonly found in speech and electronic media. Uncommon in newspapers and print materials.

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Malay jambu, from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, “rose apple”). Cognate of Javanese ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (jambu), Chinese 染霧／染雾.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒam.bu]
  • Hyphenation: jam‧bu

Noun[edit]

jambu (first-person possessive jambuku, second-person possessive jambumu, third-person possessive jambunya)

  1. rose apple.

Compounds[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Javanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

jambu

  1. Romanization of ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ

Lithuanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

jámbu

  1. instrumental singular of jámbas (“iamb”)

Malay[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, “rose apple”) via Old Javanese. Cognate of Javanese ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (jambu), Chinese 染霧／染雾.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒam.bu]
  • Hyphenation: jam‧bu

Noun[edit]

jambu (Jawi spelling جمبو, plural jambu-jambu, informal 1st possessive jambuku, 2nd possessive jambumu, 3rd possessive jambunya)

  1. Generic term for any plant bearing pear-like or bulging fruit from the Myrtaceae family, especially in the Syzygium genus or otherwise.
  2. wax apple or rose apple (Sygyzium samarangense)
    Synonyms: jambu air mawar, jambu mawar
  3. Malay apple (Sygyzium malaccense).
    Synonyms: jambu bol, jambu bubul, jambu dersana, jambu keling, jambu tersana

Compounds[edit]

Adjective[edit]

jambu

  1. (colloquial, informal) cute, adorable or beautiful.

References[edit]

  • Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 83
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “جمبو djamboe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 103
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “جمبو jambu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 96
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “jambu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 441

Further reading[edit]

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu), जम्बू (jambū).

Noun[edit]

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jambu

  1. rose apple tree and its fruit
    • Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa, 145.5:
      Hana ta jambu si Sudarśana ṅaranya, tumuwuh karnah kidul.

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu).

Noun[edit]

jambu f

  1. the rose apple tree

Declension[edit]

Declension table of "jambu" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)jambujambuyo or jambū
Accusative (second)jambuṃjambuyo or jambū
Instrumental (third)jambuyājambūhi or jambūbhi
Dative (fourth)jambuyājambūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)jambuyājambūhi or jambūbhi
Genitive (sixth)jambuyājambūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)jambuyā or jambuyaṃjambūsu
Vocative (calling)jambujambuyo or jambū

Noun[edit]

jambu

  1. vocative singular of jambū, alternative form of the word above

Noun[edit]

jambu n

  1. rose apple (the fruit)

Declension[edit]

Declension table of "jambu" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)jambujambūni or jambū
Accusative (second)jambuṃjambūni or jambū
Instrumental (third)jambunājambūhi or jambūbhi
Dative (fourth)jambussa or jambunojambūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)jambusmā or jambumhājambūhi or jambūbhi
Genitive (sixth)jambussa or jambunojambūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)jambusmiṃ or jambumhijambūsu
Vocative (calling)jambujambūni or jambū

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈjam.bu/
  • Rhymes: -ambu
  • Syllabification: jam‧bu

Noun[edit]

jambu

  1. genitive singular of jamb

Yakan[edit]

Noun[edit]

jambu

  1. tassel
  2. fringe
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