bumbung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bumbung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbum.buŋ/, [ˈbum.bʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: bum‧bung

Noun

bumbung (plural bumbung-bumbung)

1. bamboo tube
2. (archaic) vessel

Further reading

• “bumbung”, 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

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /ˈbumboŋ/ [ˈbum.boŋ]
  • Rhymes: -umboŋ, -boŋ, -oŋ

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈbumbuŋ/ [ˈbum.buŋ]
  • Rhymes: -umbuŋ, -buŋ, -uŋ
• Hyphenation: bum‧bung

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ (“ridge of a roof”). Compare Tagalog bubóng (“roof”).

Noun

bumbung (Jawi spelling بومبوڠ, plural bumbung-bumbung or bumbung²)

1. roof (the cover at the top of a building or car)

   Synonyms: atap, bubung

   Hyponym: rosan

   Meronyms: perabung, rabung

Derived terms

Affixations

• bumbungan
• membumbung
• sebumbung

Compounds

• bumbung limas
• harga bumbung
• kuda-kuda bumbung
• tulang bumbung

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋbuŋ. Compare Old Javanese bungbung and Tagalog bumbong.

Noun

bumbung (Jawi spelling بومبوڠ, plural bumbung-bumbung or bumbung²)

1. bamboo tube; vessel

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bumbung (inherited)

Further reading

• "bumbung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017