kemban
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Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kemban, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ (kemben). Doublet of emban.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəmˈban/
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: kem‧ban
Noun
kêmban (plural kemban-kemban)
Derived terms
- berkemban (“to wear a kemben”)
Further reading
- “kemban” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ (kemben). Doublet of emban.
Pronunciation
Noun
kemban (Jawi spelling کمبن, plural kemban-kemban, informal 1st possessive kembanku, 2nd possessive kembanmu, 3rd possessive kembannya)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “kemban” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.