cemburu

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buR(e)hu (“jealous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəmˈburu/ [t͡ʃəmˈbu.ru]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: cem‧bu‧ru

Adjective

cemburu (Jawi spelling چمبورو, comparative lebih cemburu, superlative paling cemburu)

1. jealous
2. not believe someone out of jealousy
3. be careful to not disrupt any custom, religion etc.

Verb

cemburu (Jawi spelling چمبورو)

1. to feel jealous towards someone
2. to not believe someone out of jealousy
3. to be careful to not disrupt any custom, religion etc.

Further reading

• “cemburu”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary