kelambu

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed *ambu +‎ ke- +‎ -el-, from Malay kelambu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈlambu/ [kəˈlam.bu]
• Rhymes: -ambu
• Syllabification: ke‧lam‧bu

Noun

kêlambu (plural kelambu-kelambu)

1. mosquito net

Derived terms

• berkelambu

• kelambu gantung
• kelambu punjut

Further reading

• “kelambu”, 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

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlambu/ [kəˈlam.bu]
• Hyphenation: ke‧lam‧bu

Noun

kelambu (Jawi spelling کلمبو, plural kelambu-kelambu or kelambu²)

1. mosquito net

Descendants

• Indonesian: kelambu
• → Ilocano: kulambo
• → Dutch: klamboe
  • → Aukan: kalambu
  • → Sranan Tongo: klambu
• → Tagalog: kulambo
• → Tausug: kulambu'
• → Tok Pisin: klambu

Further reading

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