hembus

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay hembus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /həmˈbus/, [həmˈbʊs]
  • Hyphenation: hem‧bus

Verb[edit]

hêmbus

  1. Nonstandard form of embus (to blow (air)).

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Malay همبوس (hembus), همبوس (embus), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qembus (blow hard; snort, pant).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /həm.bus/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [həm.bʊs -bos -bo̞s]

Verb[edit]

hembus (Jawi spelling همبوس)

  1. to blow (air) hard
    Hembus nafas
    To exhale air

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