jamban

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jamban.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒamban/ [ˈd͡ʒam.ban]
• Rhymes: -amban
• Syllabification: jam‧ban

Noun

jamban (plural jamban-jamban)

1. latrine; privy

   Synonyms: kakus, peturasan, tandas

Further reading

• “jamban”, 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

Etymology

Possibly a contraction of jambatan (“bridge”), as latrines were typically a wooden construction on the water. Compare Southern Vietnamese cầu (“bridge; latrine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒam.ban/
• Hyphenation: jam‧ban

Noun

jamban (Jawi spelling جمبن, plural jamban-jamban or jamban²)

1. latrine; privy

   Synonym: tandas

2. (Pahang, Kelantan-Pattani) bathroom; washroom

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berjamban (“having a latrine or bathroom”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: jamban
• → Hokkien: 染蠻／染蛮

Further reading

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

Spanish

Verb

jamban

1. only used in se jamban, third-person plural present indicative of jambarse