tembung

Javanese

Romanization

tembung

1. romanization of ꦠꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦁ

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /təmˈbuŋ/ [t̪əmˈbuŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋ
• (Kuala Lumpur-Singapore) IPA^(key): /təmˈboŋ/ [t̪əmˈboŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
• (Kedah) IPA^(key): /təmˈbuŋ/ [t̪əmˈbuŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: tem‧bung

Verb

tembung (Jawi spelling تمبوڠ)

1. to collide; to crash; to smash into (of vehicles, objects, or people moving in opposite directions).

   Synonyms: langgar, laga

   Bas dan lori itu tembung secara bertentangan.

   The bus and lorry collided head-on.

2. to meet; to encounter; to run into (to cross paths with someone unexpectedly).

   Synonyms: jumpa, temu, serempak

   Saya takut tembung dengan pemiutang itu.

   I am afraid to run into that creditor.

Usage notes

• In formal or written Malay, the affixed forms bertembung (to collide/encounter) and tertembung (accidentally bumped into) are much more commonly used than the bare root word for the verb senses.

Noun

tembung (Jawi spelling تمبوڠ, plural tembung-tembung or tembung²)

1. a cudgel; a club; a stout stick (a short, thick stick used as a weapon or walking aid).

   Synonyms: belantan, tongkat

   Pengawal itu membawa tembung kayu.

   The guard carried a wooden cudgel.

Derived terms

Affixations

• bertembung (“to collide; to run into; to meet”)
• menembung (“to strike with a cudgel”)
• pertembungan (“a collision; a clash; an encounter”)
• tertembung (“accidentally met; unexpectedly bumped into”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tembung (inherited)

Further reading

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