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rabuk.

tinder (small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter used to help light a fire)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈrabuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈra.bʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. tinder (small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter used to help light a fire)

  2. anything that easily causes a dispute

    figuratively · uncommon
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay rabuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabuk (“decaying wood; dust, powder”).

noun/ˈrabuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈra.bʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. synonym of pupuk (“fertilizer”)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦫꦧꦸꦏ꧀ (rabuk). Perhaps related to the first etymology.

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