rimba

Kambera

Alternative forms

  • rimbang

Noun

rimba

  1. hunger
  2. famine

References

  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *rimba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀimba. Compare Minangkabau rimbo and Ngaju himba.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈrimba/ [ˈrim.ba]
    • Rhymes: -imba, -mba, -ba
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈrimbə/ [ˈrim.bə]
    • Rhymes: -imbə, -mbə, -bə
  • Hyphenation: rim‧ba

Noun

rimba (Jawi spelling ريمبا, plural rimba-rimba)

  1. jungle
    Hypernyms: hutan, pangan (archaic)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: rimba (inherited)

Further reading

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