tebuan

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Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay tabuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tabuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabuqan.

Pronunciation

Noun

tebuan (Jawi spelling تبوان, plural tebuan-tebuan, informal 1st possessive tebuanku, 2nd possessive tebuanmu, 3rd possessive tebuannya)

  1. wasp, hornet (insect)

Alternative forms

  • tabuhan (hornet) (Indonesian)
  • tawon (wasp) (Indonesian)

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