tembakau
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tembakau, from Hindi तंबाकू (tambākū) or Urdu تمباکو, from Persian تنباکو (tanbâku), either from Arabic طَبَاق (ṭabāq, “a type of medicinal herb”), also طُبَاق (ṭubāq), or from a Taíno word meaning "roll of tobacco leaves" or "a pipe for smoking tobacco".
Pronunciation
Noun
têmbakau
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tembakau” 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.
Malay
Noun
tembakau (Jawi spelling تمباکاو, plural tembakau-tembakau, informal 1st possessive tembakauku, 2nd possessive tembakaumu, 3rd possessive tembakaunya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: tembakau
Further reading
- “tembakau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.