kebun
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- keboen (pre-1947)
- kebon
Etymology
From Malay kebun, from Classical Malay kebun, from Old Javanese kĕbon, kĕbwan (“garden, plantation”) (compare to Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kebon, “garden, plantation”)), affixed form of bwah, wwah (“fruit”) (compare Indonesian buah (“fruit”), hence reconstructed as buah + ke- -an).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə.bʊn/
- Rhymes: -bʊn, -ʊn, -n
- Hyphenation: kê‧bun
Noun
kêbun (plural kebun-kebun, first-person possessive kebunku, second-person possessive kebunmu, third-person possessive kebunnya)
- garden: an outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
- Synonym: parak
- orchard: a garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
- estate, plantation
Derived terms
- berkebun
- memperkebuni
- memperkebunkan
- mengebunkan
- pekebun
- perkebunan
- kebun akuarium
- kebun binatang
- kebun botani
- kebun organik
- kebun percobaan
- kebun raya
- kebun tunggal
Further reading
- “kebun” 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
Etymology
From Old Javanese kĕbon, kĕbwan (“garden, plantation”) (compare to Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kebon, “garden, plantation”)), affixed form of bwah, wwah (“fruit”) (compare Indonesian buah (“fruit”), hence reconstructed as buah + ke- -an).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kəbon/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kəbʊn/
- Rhymes: -bun, -un
Noun
kĕbun (Jawi spelling کبون, plural kebun-kebun, informal 1st possessive kebunku, 2nd possessive kebunmu, 3rd possessive kebunnya)
- garden, plantation, orchard, piece of land
Derived terms
- berkebun
Further reading
- “kebun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.