kabung

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkabuŋ/ [ˈka.bʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -abuŋ
• Syllabification: ka‧bung

Inherited from Malay kabung (“a white band worn as a symbol of mourning”).

kabung (plural kabung-kabung)

1. (now dialectal) white headscarf worn during period of mourning

Inherited from Malay kabung (“a measure of length equal to 4 cubits”).

kabung (plural kabung-kabung)

1. (dialectal) a length equal to 2 meters

Inherited from Malay kabung (“sugar palm”). Cognate of Javanese kawung.

kabung (plural kabung-kabung)

1. synonym of enau

From Minangkabau kabuang.

kabung (plural kabung-kabung)

1. (dialectal) synonym of potong (“piece”)

kabung (active mengabung, passive dikabung)

1. (dialectal) synonym of potong (“to cut”)

From Alas-Kluet Batak.

kabung (plural kabung-kabung)

1. (dialectal) the first work done in rice fields

• “kabung” 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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkabuŋ/ [ˈka.buŋ]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

kabung (Jawi spelling کابوڠ, plural kabung-kabung)

1. a white band worn as a symbol of mourning

• Indonesian: kabung

Compare Javanese kawung.

kabung (Jawi spelling کابوڠ, plural kabung-kabung)

1. sugar palm

   Synonym: enau

• Indonesian: kabung

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

kabung (Jawi spelling کابوڠ, plural kabung-kabung)

1. a measure of length equal to 4 cubits

• Indonesian: kabung

• “kabung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.