tumbak

English

Noun

tumbak (plural tumbaks)

  1. A Malay pike or lance.

Sundanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbak (spear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tum.ˈbak], [tu.ˈmak]

Noun

tumbak

  1. A lance; a spear
  2. A unit of length equal to 12 feet or 1 Rhineland rod (377.7 cm)

Further reading

Ternate

Etymology

From Javanese tumbak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tum.ˈbak]

Noun

tumbak

  1. a large lance; a spear

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh