tembaga

Indonesian

Chemical element
Cu
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Etymology

Inherited from Malay tembaga, from Prakrit *𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀕 (*taṃbaga), from Sanskrit ताम्रक (tāmraka, “copper”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təmˈbaɡa/ [t̪əmˈba.ɡa]

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• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: tem‧ba‧ga

Noun

têmbaga (plural tembaga-tembaga)

1. copper (chemical element)

Further reading

• “tembaga”, 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

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦠꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦒ
Pegon
Roman	tembaga

Etymology

From Old Javanese tambaga.

Noun

tembaga

1. copper (chemical element)

Malay

Chemical element
Cu
Previous: nikel (Ni)
Next: timah sari (Zn)

Etymology

From Prakrit *taMbaga, from Sanskrit ताम्रक (tāmraka, “copper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [təmbaɡə]
• Rhymes: -aɡə, -ɡə, -ə
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

tembaga (Jawi spelling تمباݢ, uncountable)

1. copper (chemical element)

   Synonym: kuprum

Descendants

• → Portuguese: tambaca, tambaque

Further reading

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