tebuan

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay tabuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tabuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabuqan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtə.buan/
• Rhymes: -buan, -uan, -an

Noun

tebuan (Jawi spelling تبوان, plural tebuan-tebuan, informal 1st possessive tebuanku, 2nd possessive tebuanmu, 3rd possessive tebuannya)

1. wasp, hornet (insect)

Alternative forms

• tabuhan (“hornet”) (Indonesian)
• tawon (“wasp”) (Indonesian)

Further reading

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