tatamba
Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]Partial reduplication of tamba.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /taˈtamba/ [t̪aˈt̪am.ba]
- Rhymes: -amba
- Syllabification: ta‧tam‧ba
Noun
[edit]tatamba (plural tatamba-tatamba)
- (linguistics, Java) text manuscript containing information about medicines [since 2019]
- (Ngaju) wood (roots, bark, leaves) or other herbal compositions that are enchanted to heal wounds and illnesses [since 2025]
- (Bakumpai) the traditional healing procession of the Dayak Bakumpai [since 2025]
Further reading
[edit]- “tatamba”, 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