lembap

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• lembab (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lembap.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləmˈbap/ [ləmˈbap̚]
• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: lem‧bap

Adjective

lembap

1. humid

Derived terms

• berkelembapan
• kelembapan
• melembapkan
• pelembap
• pelembapan
• pengawalembap
• terlembap

Further reading

• “lembap”, 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

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ləmˈbap/ [ləmˈbap̚]
• Rhymes: -ap
• Hyphenation: bap

Adjective

lembap (Jawi spelling لمبڤ, comparative lebih lembap, superlative paling lembap)

1. humid.

   Cuaca lembap ― Humid weather

2. damp.

   Synonym: basah

   Baju lembap ― Damp clothes

Derived terms

Affixation

• kelembapan (“humidity; dampness”)
• melembapkan (“ to humidify; to make something damp”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lembab (inherited)

Further reading

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