bumbung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bumbung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbum.buŋ/, [ˈbum.bʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: bum‧bung

Noun

bumbung (first-person possessive bumbungku, second-person possessive bumbungmu, third-person possessive bumbungnya)

1. bamboo tube
2. (archaic) vessel

Further reading

• “bumbung” 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.

Malay

Alternative forms

• بومبوڠ

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bumboŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bumbʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -umboŋ, -boŋ, -oŋ

Etymology 1

Noun

bumbung (Jawi spelling بومبوڠ, plural bumbung-bumbung, informal 1st possessive bumbungku, 2nd possessive bumbungmu, 3rd possessive bumbungnya)

1. roof (the cover at the top of a building)

Synonyms

• atap / اتڤ

Etymology 2

Noun

bumbung (Jawi spelling بومبوڠ, plural bumbung-bumbung, informal 1st possessive bumbungku, 2nd possessive bumbungmu, 3rd possessive bumbungnya)

1. bamboo tube; vessel

References

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