domba

Cia-Cia

Etymology

From Indonesian domba.

Noun

domba (Hangul spelling 돔바)

  1. sheep

Derived terms

  • penggembala domba

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay domba, from Persian دنبه (donba, “sheep's tail”), دم (dom, “tail”), from Middle Persian dwm(b') (/⁠dum(b)⁠/), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewmbʰ- (“penis, tail, rod”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɔm.ba]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dom‧ba

Noun

domba (plural domba-domba)

  1. sheep,
    1. a woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis
      Synonym: biri-biri
    2. (Christianity) a religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community

Descendants

  • → Cia-Cia: domba

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Persian دنبه (donbah, “sheep's tail”), دم (dom, “tail”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɔm.ba]
  • Hyphenation: dom‧ba

Noun

domba (Jawi spelling دومبا, plural domba-domba)

  1. sheep (obsolete, archaic) - a woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

Synonyms

References

Further reading

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