kerbau
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay kerbau, from Proto-Malayic *kAr(ə)baw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ ~ *krpiiw ~ *krpuʔ ~ *(kr)puh (“buffalo”). Cognate with Khmer ក្របី (krɑbəy, “water buffalo”), Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴ (kebo), Tagalog kalabaw.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kêrbau (plural kerbau-kerbau, first-person possessive kerbauku, second-person possessive kerbaumu, third-person possessive kerbaunya)
- water buffalo (large ungulate)
- Synonym: benuang
- (figurative) stupe, stupid person.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kerbau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayic *kAr(ə)baw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ ~ *krpiiw ~ *krpuʔ ~ *(kr)puh (“buffalo”).[1] Cognate with Khmer ក្របី (krɑbəy, “water buffalo”), Halang kơpùa, Thai กระบือ (grà-bʉʉ), Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴ (kebo), Tagalog kalabaw.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kerbau (Jawi spelling کرباو, plural kerbau-kerbau, informal 1st possessive kerbauku, 2nd possessive kerbaumu, 3rd possessive kerbaunya)
- water buffalo (large ungulate)
- Synonym: benuang
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: kerbau
References[edit]
- ^ Mahdi, Waruno. (1994), “Some Austronesian Maverick Protoforms with Culture-Historical Implications: I”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 33, issue 1), page 168
Further reading[edit]
- “kerbau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ərbau̯
- Rhymes:Indonesian/bau̯
- Rhymes:Indonesian/bau̯/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/au̯
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- id:Mammals
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Malay 2-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/ə(r)bau̯
- Rhymes:Malay/bau̯
- Rhymes:Malay/au̯
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- ms:Mammals