rembes
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Indonesian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay rémbés, from Javanese ꦫꦺꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦱ꧀ (rémbés, “running, watery (eyes)”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
rèmbès
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Javanese ꦉꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦱ꧀ (rembes, “to ooze, to seep; to infiltrate”), from Old Javanese rĕmbĕs (“oozing, seeping, trickling”). Compare with Malay rémbés.
Pronunciation
Verb
rêmbês
- to ooze, to seep.
- to infiltrate.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English reimburse.
Pronunciation
Noun
rêmbês (uncountable)
Further reading
- “rembes” 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.