umbar
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay umbar (“loose; free”), from Javanese umbar (“to let loose, to leave unattended”), from Old Javanese umbar (“to unfasten, to loosen, to release, to let go free”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈumbar/ [ˈum.bar]
- Rhymes: -umbar
- Syllabification: um‧bar
Root
umbar
- imperative of mengumbar
Derived terms
- mengumbar
- mengumbar-umbar
- pengumbar
- pengumbaran
Further reading
- “umbar” 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.