tĕbu

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh.

Noun

tĕbu

  1. sugar cane
    Synonyms: ikṣu, rosan

Derived terms

  • air tĕbu
  • tĕbu cintamani

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦠꦼꦧꦸ (tebu) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "tĕbu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.