kebun

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• keboen (1901–1947)
• kebon (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kebun, from Classical Malay کبون (kebun), from Old Javanese kĕbon, kĕbwan (“garden, plantation”) (compare to Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kebon, “garden, plantation”)), affixed form of bwah, wwah (“fruit”). By surface analysis, buah +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈbun/ [kəˈbun]

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• Rhymes: -un
• Syllabification: ke‧bun

Noun

kêbun (plural kebun-kebun)

1. garden, orchard, estate, plantation

Derived terms

• berkebun
• memperkebuni
• memperkebunkan
• mengebunkan
• pekebun
• perkebunan

• kebun akuarium
• kebun binatang
• kebun botani
• kebun organik
• kebun percobaan
• kebun raya
• kebun tunggal

Further reading

• “kebun”, 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

Borrowed from Old Javanese kĕbon, kĕbwan (“garden, plantation”) (compare to Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kebon, “garden, plantation”)), affixed form of bwah, wwah (“fruit”). Equivalent to buah +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kəbon/
  • Rhymes: -on
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kəbun/
  • Rhymes: -un
• Hyphenation: ke‧bun

Noun

kĕbun (Jawi spelling کبون, plural kebun-kebun or kebun²)

1. garden, plantation, orchard, piece of land

Derived terms

• berkebun

Descendants

• Indonesian: kebun
• → Banjarese: kabun (hulu)
• → Minangkabau: kabun
• North Moluccan Malay: kobóng

Further reading

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