kumbang

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Austronesian *-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]

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• Hyphenation: kum‧bang

Noun

kumbang (plural kumbang-kumbang)

1. beetle (insect)

Further reading

• “kumbang”, 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

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 or kumbang²)

1. beetle (insect)

Further reading

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