terbang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tər.baŋ/
• Hyphenation: têr‧bang
• Rhymes: -baŋ, -aŋ

Etymology 1

From Malay terbang, from Proto-Malayic *-baŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-baŋ.

Verb

têrbang

1. to fly: to travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
2. to float
3. (colloquial) to evaporate

   Synonym: menguap

4. (figurative) to disappear

   Synonyms: lenyap, menghilang

5. (figurative) to escape

   Synonyms: kabur, melarikan diri

Derived terms

• berterbangan
• beterbangan
• menerbangi
• menerbangkan
• penerbang
• penerbangan
• terbang-terbang

 

• terbang arwah
• terbang darahnya
• terbang layang
• terbang menerkam
• terbang pikiran
• terbang semangat
• terbang solo

 

• jam terbang

 

Etymology 2

From Javanese terbang (ꦠꦼꦂꦧꦁ).

Noun

têrbang (first-person possessive terbangku, second-person possessive terbangmu, third-person possessive terbangnya)

1. a Malay tambourine that is used in Islamic devotional music in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore.

   Synonym: rebana

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

têrbang (first-person possessive terbangku, second-person possessive terbangmu, third-person possessive terbangnya)

1. Hirundichthys oxycephalus

Further reading

• “terbang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *-baŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-baŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə(r)baŋ/
• Rhymes: -baŋ, -aŋ

Verb

terbang (Jawi spelling تربڠ‎)

1. to fly (travel through air)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penerbangan (“flight, aviation”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• menerbangkan (“to fly something”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• berterbangan (“to fly about”) [stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (beR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• lapangan terbang (“airport”)

Further reading

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