sumbu
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsumbu/ [ˈsum.bu]
- Rhymes: -umbu
- Syllabification: sum‧bu
Etymology 1
Noun
sumbu (plural sumbu-sumbu)
- wick (for a candle, lamp)
- fuse, fuze (for fireworks, cannon, explosives)
- burner
- Synonyms: murang, tunam
Derived terms
- bersumbu
- menyumbui
- persumbuan
- sumbu bakar
- sumbu ledak
- sumbu rotor
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦸꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (sumbu).
Noun
sumbu (plural sumbu-sumbu)
- axle (of a carriage)
- axis
- pivot
- coordinate
Derived terms
- sumbu antisiklon
- sumbu bumi
- sumbu depresi
- sumbu mata
- sumbu mendatar
- sumbu palung
- sumbu punggung
- sumbu simetri
- sumbu tegak
Further reading
- “sumbu” 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.
Lindu
Noun
sumbu
Malay
Noun
sumbu (Jawi spelling سومبو, plural sumbu-sumbu)
Further reading
- “sumbu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.