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Balinese
Romanization
sembah
- Romanization of ᬲᭂᬫ᭄ᬩᬄ
Iban
Pronunciation
Verb
sembah
- to worship
- to revere
- to honor
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay sembah, from Classical Malay sembah, from Javanese sembah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: sêm‧bah
Verb
sêmbah
- to worship
- to lower oneself
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
sembah
- Romanization of ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ
Malay
Etymology
Possibly from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ (sembah).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
sembah (Jawi spelling سمبه)
- to worship
- to revere
- to kowtow
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants
References
- ^ Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition
Further reading