terbang

English

Noun

terbang (plural terbangs)

  1. A Malay tambourine used in Islamic devotional music in Southeast Asia.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tərˈbaŋ/ [t̪ərˈbaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ter‧bang

Etymology 1

From Malay terbang, from Proto-Malayic *-baŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-baŋ.

Verb

têrbang

  1. to fly
  2. (colloquial, uncommon) to evaporate
    Synonym: menguap
  3. (figurative) to disappear
    Synonyms: lenyap, menghilang
  4. (figurative) to escape
    Synonyms: kabur, melarikan diri
Derived terms
  • terbang arwah
  • terbang darahnya
  • terbang layang
  • terbang menerkam
  • terbang pikiran
  • terbang semangat
  • terbang solo

Etymology 2

From Javanese terbang (ꦠꦼꦂꦧꦁ).

Noun

têrbang (plural terbang-terbang)

  1. a Malay tambourine that is used in Islamic devotional music in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore
    Synonym: rebana

Etymology 3

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Noun

têrbang (plural terbang-terbang)

  1. Hirundichthys oxycephalus

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of Proto-Malayic *tAr- +‎ *-baŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-baŋ.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /tərˈbaŋ/ [t̪ərˈbaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: ter‧bang

Verb

terbang (Jawi spelling تربڠ)

  1. to fly (travel through air)

Derived terms

Further reading