sumbu

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʊm.bu/
  • Rhymes: -bu
  • Hyphenation: sum‧bu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sumbu.

Noun

sumbu (plural sumbu-sumbu, first-person possessive sumbuku, second-person possessive sumbumu, third-person possessive sumbunya)

  1. wick (for a candle, lamp).
  2. fuse, fuze (for fireworks, cannon, explosives).
  3. burner
    Synonyms: murang, tunam
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦸꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (sumbu).

Noun

sumbu (plural sumbu-sumbu, first-person possessive sumbuku, second-person possessive sumbumu, third-person possessive sumbunya)

  1. axle (of a carriage).
  2. axis.
  3. pivot.
  4. coordinate.
Derived terms

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Noun

sumbu

  1. wick; fuse

Malay

Noun

sumbu (Jawi spelling سومبو, plural sumbu-sumbu, informal 1st possessive sumbuku, 2nd possessive sumbumu, 3rd possessive sumbunya)

  1. wick; fuse

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