ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese tamba, tambā (“cure, remedy, medicine”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambar (“antidote”) (compare Malay tawar (“tasteless”), Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambal (“to mend, to patch”)).

Noun

ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧ (tamba)

  1. (ngoko) medicine
    Synonym: (krama) ꦗꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ (jampi)

References
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “tamba”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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