lembu

See also: lĕmbu

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lembu, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *lnboʔ (“ox”). Cognate of Javanese ꦊꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (lembu), Old Javanese lĕmbu, lambu, lamwu (“cow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ləmˈbu]
• Hyphenation: lêm‧bu

Noun

lembu (plural lembu-lembu, first-person possessive lembuku, second-person possessive lembumu, third-person possessive lembunya)

1. cow

   Synonym: sapi

2. ox

   Synonym: banteng

Compounds

• lembu dogol
• lembu dongkol
• lembu hutan
• lembu kasi
• lembu laut
• lembu perahan
• lembu Suana

 

Further reading

• “lembu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

lembu

1. Romanization of ꦊꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ

Malay

Etymology

Related to Acehnese leumo, Western Cham lemou and Jarai rơmo (all three from Proto-Chamic *lamo), likely from Proto-Mon-Khmer *lnboʔ (“ox”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləmbu/
• Rhymes: -əmbu, -bu, -u

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

lembu (Jawi spelling لمبو, plural lembu-lembu, informal 1st possessive lembuku, 2nd possessive lembumu, 3rd possessive lembunya)

1. cattle (domesticated bovine animals)

   Berat badan lembu boleh mencapai 700 kilogram.

   A cow can weigh as much as 700 kilograms.

Descendants

• Indonesian: lembu

Further reading

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “لمبو lĕmboe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 119
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لمبو lĕmbu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 608-9
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “lĕmbu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 41-2
• “lembu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.