purba

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay purba (“ancient”), from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, “ancient, old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊrba]
• Hyphenation: pur‧ba

Adjective

purba

1. ancient, former.

   Synonyms: mula-mula, permulaan, dahulu

Derived terms

• kepurbaan

 

Related terms

• purwa

 

Further reading

• “purba” 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.

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva).

Adjective

purba

1. ancient, former

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kepurbaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• purba-purba [reduplication] (redup)
• sepurba [comparability] (se-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: purba

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese provar and Spanish probar and Kabuverdianu purba

Verb

purba

1. to taste
2. to try, to attempt