lumbung

English

Noun

lumbung (plural lumbungs)

  1. A building on poles, used for the storage of rice in Indonesia.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lumbung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lumbuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *lumbuŋ (“rice barn, granary”). Doublet of lombong.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlum.buŋ/, [ˈlum.bʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: lúm‧búng

Noun

lumbung (plural lumbung-lumbung)

  1. rice barn, granary
    Synonym: rangkiang
    Synonym: jelapang (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hokkien: 龍房／龙房 (liông-phông)

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