tembaga

Indonesian

Chemical element
Cu
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Etymology

Inherited from Malay tembaga, from Prakrit *𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀕 (*taṃbaga), from Sanskrit ताम्रक (tāmraka, copper).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təmˈbaɡa/ [t̪əmˈba.ɡa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: tem‧ba‧ga

Noun

têmbaga (plural tembaga-tembaga)

  1. copper (chemical element)

Further reading

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦠꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦒ
Pegon
Roman tembaga

Etymology

From Old Javanese tambaga.

Noun

tembaga

  1. copper (chemical element)

Malay

Chemical element
Cu
Previous: nikel (Ni)
Next: timah sari (Zn)

Etymology

From Prakrit *taMbaga, from Sanskrit ताम्रक (tāmraka, copper).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [təmbaɡə]
  • Rhymes: -aɡə, -ɡə,
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

tembaga (Jawi spelling تمباݢ)

  1. copper (chemical element)
    Synonym: kuprum

Descendants

  • Portuguese: tambaca, tambaque

Further reading