rubah
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈru.bah]
- Hyphenation: ru‧bah
Noun
rubah (first-person possessive rubahku, second-person possessive rubahmu, third-person possessive rubahnya)
- fox (Vulpes vulpes).
Etymology 2
Rebracketing of forms like berubah (ber- + ubah) as (be- + rubah). Originally from Sanskrit उभा (ubhā, “to erect”). Probably inherited from Malay. Occurred in some Malay dialects.
Verb
rubah (root imperative rubah, active transitive merubah, active intransitive berubah, ordinary passive dirubah, adversative passive terubah)
- Nonstandard spelling of ubah (“to change”).
Further reading
- “rubah” 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rubah/
- Rhymes: -ubah, -bah, -ah
Etymology 1
From Persian روباه (rubâh), from Middle Persian lwpʾh (rōbāh, “fox”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *laupāća, diminutive of *laupi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”).
Noun
rubah (Jawi spelling روبه, plural rubah-rubah, informal 1st possessive rubahku, 2nd possessive rubahmu, 3rd possessive rubahnya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: rubah
Etymology 2
Rebracketing of berubah (ber- + ubah) as (be- + rubah ). Originally from Sanskrit उभा (ubhā, “to erect”).
Verb
rubah (Jawi spelling روبه)
Further reading
- “rubah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.