tubuh

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Etymology

From Malay tubuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, *tumbuq (grow, germinate, sprout), from Proto-Austronesian *Cubuq (plant sprout). Doublet of tumbuh.

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Noun

tubuh (first-person possessive tubuhku, second-person possessive tubuhmu, third-person possessive tubuhnya)

  1. body:
    1. (anatomy) physical structure of a human or animal.
    2. (anatomy) torso: the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail).
    3. the largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories.
    4. an organisation, company or other authoritative group.
  2. person

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tubuh (body), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, *tumbuq (grow, germinate, sprout), from Proto-Austronesian *Cubuq (plant sprout). Doublet of tumbuh.

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Noun

tubuh (Jawi spelling توبوه, plural tubuh-tubuh, informal 1st possessive tubuhku, 2nd possessive tubuhmu, 3rd possessive tubuhnya)

  1. (anatomy) body (physical structure of a human or animal)
  2. (archaic) self
    Synonym: diri
  3. main component or part of something
    tubuh kapal: hull
    undang-undang tubuh: constitution

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: tubuh

References

  • Adelaar, K. Alexander (1992) Proto Malayic: the reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology, Pacific Linguistics Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, page 131
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “توبه toeboeh”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 90
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “توبه tuboh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 196
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tuboh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 606
  • "tubuh" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

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