rimboe

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay rimbu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪm.bu/
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  • Hyphenation: rim‧boe

Noun

rimboe m or f (plural rimboes, diminutive rimboetje n)

  1. jungle, wilderness
    • 1841 May 12, "In-officieel gedeelte" (dated May 9), Javasche Courant, No. 38, page 3.
      Bij het aanbreken van den dag waagden zij door de rimboe (bosschen) hunnen aftogt voorttezetten, doch door opstandelingen vervolgd, moesten zij zich redden door haastiglijk in onafmeetbare diepten af te dalen.
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Descendants

  • West Frisian: rimboe