stambul
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Indonesian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish استانبول, from corruption of Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”).
Pronunciation
Noun
stambul (first-person possessive stambulku, second-person possessive stambulmu, third-person possessive stambulnya)
- (drama) ellipsis of komedi stambul..
- (music) a type of Indonesian musical style that typically makes use of the kroncong.
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “stambul” 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.
Ternate
Etymology
From Indonesian stambul.
Pronunciation
Noun
stambul
- the komedi stambul
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh