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tumbuh.

to grow (to become bigger)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtʊmbʊh/
  1. to grow (to become bigger)

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Malay tumbuh, from Classical Malay tumbuh, from Proto-Malayic *tumbuh, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *tumbuh, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbuq, blend of *tubuq + *-um-, from Proto-Austronesian *Cubuq. Doublet of tubuh. Equivalent to tubuh + -um-.

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