rimba

Kambera

Alternative forms

• rimbang

Noun

rimba

1. hunger
2. famine

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *rimba. Compare Minangkabau rimbo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rimba/
• Rhymes: -imba, -mba, -ba

Noun

rimba (Jawi spelling ريمبا, plural rimba-rimba, informal 1st possessive rimbaku, 2nd possessive rimbamu, 3rd possessive rimbanya)

1. jungle

   Synonyms: hutan, pangan

Descendants

• Indonesian: rimba

Further reading

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