cambuk

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay cambuk, from Persian چابک (čâbok, “horsewhip”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃambuk/ [ˈt͡ʃam.bʊk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ambuk
  • Syllabification: cam‧buk

Noun

cambuk (plural cambuk-cambuk)

  1. whip (a rope or rod used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals)
  2. (specifically) an East and Central Javanese bullock whip, bullwhip or buffalo whip

Verb

cambuk (active mencambuk, passive dicambuk)

  1. to whip (to hit with a whip or any flexible object)

Derived terms

  • cambukan
  • cambuki
  • pencambuk
  • pencambukan
  • tercambuk

See also

References

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144
  • Edward Henry Knight. 1884. Knight's new mechanical dictionary: A description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering (1876-1880.). Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1884. 960 pages
  • Sutanto Atmosumarto: 2004. A learner's comprehensive dictionary of Indonesian. Atma Stanton, 2004. →ISBN. →ISBN. 652 pages. Page: 81

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