tĕbu

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Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh.

Noun

tĕbu

  1. sugar cane
    Synonyms: ikṣu, rosan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦠꦼꦧꦸ (tebu) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "tĕbu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.