rimba

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay rimba, from Proto-Malayic *rimba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀimba.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrimba/ [ˈrim.ba]
• Rhymes: -imba
• Syllabification: rim‧ba

Noun

rimba (plural rimba-rimba)

1. forest, jungle

   Synonyms: alas, hutan

Hyponyms

• rimba beton
• rimba perawan
• rimba raya
• rimba sawang

Derived terms

• merimba
• merimbakan
• perimba

Further reading

• “rimba”, 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

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *rimba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀimba. Compare Minangkabau rimbo and Ngaju himba.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈrimba/ [ˈrim.ba]
  • Rhymes: -imba, -mba, -ba
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈrimbə/ [ˈrim.bə]
  • Rhymes: -imbə, -mbə, -bə
• Hyphenation: rim‧ba

Noun

rimba (Jawi spelling ريمبا, plural rimba-rimba or rimba²)

1. jungle, forest

   Hypernyms: hutan, pangan (archaic)

Derived terms

Compounds

• undang-undang rimba (“law of the jungle”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: rimba (inherited)

Further reading

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