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labuh.

to anchor

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlabuh/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.bʊh]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to anchor

  2. to dock

  3. to drift; to float

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay labuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labuq (“to fall; drop anchor”). The sense "to drift or float" is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦭꦧꦸꦃ (labuh). Cognate with Javanese ꦭꦧꦸꦃ (labuh) and Sundanese labuh (“to fall”).

classifier/ˈlabuh/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.bʊh]Standard-Indonesian

  1. classifier for blind, curtain, drape

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay labuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labuq (“to fall; drop anchor”). The sense "to drift or float" is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦭꦧꦸꦃ (labuh). Cognate with Javanese ꦭꦧꦸꦃ (labuh) and Sundanese labuh (“to fall”).

noun/ˈlabuh/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.bʊh]Standard-Indonesian

  1. time of transition from dry season to rainy season; time before rainy season

  2. the season when lots of fish appear because there are no waves

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay labuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labuq (“to fall; drop anchor”). The sense "to drift or float" is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦭꦧꦸꦃ (labuh). Cognate with Javanese ꦭꦧꦸꦃ (labuh) and Sundanese labuh (“to fall”).

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