hembus

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /həmˈbus/ [həmˈbʊs]
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: hem‧bus

Noun

hêmbus

  1. (proscribed) alternative form of embus

Verb

hêmbus

  1. (proscribed) alternative form of embus

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay همبوس (hembus), همبوس (embus), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qembus (blow hard; snort, pant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /həm.bus/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [həm.bʊs -bos -bo̞s]

Verb

hembus (Jawi spelling همبوس)

  1. to blow (air) hard
    Hembus nafas
    To exhale air

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