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Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: kêm‧bung
Etymology 1
From Malay kembung.
Adjective
kembung
- bloated
- (pathology) abdominal distension
Etymology 2
From Malay kembung.
Noun
kembung (first-person possessive kembungku, second-person possessive kembungmu, third-person possessive kembungnya)
- Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta).
- Synonyms: banjar, kembung jantan, kembung laki, kembung lelaki, solisi
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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kembuŋ (“swollen, filled out”). Cognate with Javanese kembung and Sasak kembung.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kembung (Jawi spelling کمبوڠ)
- inflated, bloated; seeming big due to being filled up with air
- Synonyms: gembung, lembung
- Perut kembung ― Bloated belly
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