kumbang

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Austronesian [Term?] *-bəŋ (compare Malay kumbang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kum.baŋ/

Noun

kumbang

1. beetle (insect)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kumbang, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Austronesian *-bəŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kumˈbaŋ]
• Hyphenation: kum‧bang

Noun

kumbang (first-person possessive kumbangku, second-person possessive kumbangmu, third-person possessive kumbangnya)

1. beetle (insect)

Further reading

• “kumbang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

kumbang

1. Romanization of ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Austronesian *-bəŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kumbaŋ/
• Rhymes: -umbaŋ, -baŋ, -aŋ

Noun

kumbang (Jawi spelling کومبڠ, plural kumbang-kumbang, informal 1st possessive kumbangku, 2nd possessive kumbangmu, 3rd possessive kumbangnya)

1. beetle (insect)

Further reading

• “kumbang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.