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embus.

blow, gust

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/əmˈbus/Standard-Indonesian[əmˈbʊs]Standard-Indonesian

  1. blow, gust

Where this word comes from

Deaspirated from hembus. Inherited from Malay hembus, from Classical Malay همبوس (hembus), from Proto-Malayic *həmbus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qəmbus (“blow hard; snort, pant”). Standardised by Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia.

verb/əmˈbus/Standard-Indonesian[əmˈbʊs]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to blow (to produce an air current)

    intransitive

  2. to exhale

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Deaspirated from hembus. Inherited from Malay hembus, from Classical Malay همبوس (hembus), from Proto-Malayic *həmbus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qəmbus (“blow hard; snort, pant”). Standardised by Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia.

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