tumbung

Malay

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbuŋ (seed bud in a coconut)

Noun

tumbung (Jawi spelling تومبوڠ, plural tumbung-tumbung, informal 1st possessive tumbungku, 2nd possessive tumbungmu, 3rd possessive tumbungnya)

  1. lump, protrusion, prolapse
    1. Ellipsis of tumbung kelapa (coconut apple or coconut heart, spongy cotyledon inside a sprouting coconut).
    2. Ellipsis of sakit tumbung (hemorrhoids).
      Synonyms: bawasir, buasir
Alternative forms
Compounds
  • tumbung kelapa
  • tumbung nyiur
  • tumbung rahim
  • sakit tumbung

Adjective

tumbung

  1. proud, arrogant
    Synonym: sombong

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تمبڠ toemboeng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 84
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تمبڠ tombong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 181
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tombong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 599

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