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tumbuk.

to pound; to crush; to strike

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtumbuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪um.bʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to pound; to crush; to strike

Where this word comes from

From Malay tumbuk, from Classical Malay تومبوق (tumbuk), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbuk.

noun/ˈtumbuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪um.bʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. celebration of one's Windu birthday (every eight years)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese tumbuk (“to coincide; to compact”).

noun/ˈtumbuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪um.bʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. tools for hammering to crush

Where this word comes from

From Malay tumbuk, from Classical Malay تومبوق (tumbuk), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbuk.

root/ˈtumbuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪um.bʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. troop; pile

    morpheme
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese tumbuk (“to coincide; to compact”).

noun/ˈtumbuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪um.bʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. bracelet made of suasa

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Acehnese [Term?].

noun/ˈtumbuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪um.bʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. the similarity of frequencies in the notes, the namesake between slendro and its complement pelog

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese tumbuk (“to coincide; to compact”).

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