sumbu

Indonesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʊm.bu/
  • Rhymes: -bu
  • Hyphenation: sum‧bu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sumbu.

Noun

sumbu (plural sumbu-sumbu, first-person possessive sumbuku, second-person possessive sumbumu, third-person possessive sumbunya)

  1. wick (for a candle, lamp).
  2. fuse, fuze (for fireworks, cannon, explosives).
  3. burner
    Synonyms: murang, tunam
Derived terms
  • bersumbu
  • menyumbui
  • persumbuan
  • sumbu bakar
  • sumbu ledak
  • sumbu rotor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦸꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (sumbu).

Noun

sumbu (plural sumbu-sumbu, first-person possessive sumbuku, second-person possessive sumbumu, third-person possessive sumbunya)

  1. axle (of a carriage).
  2. axis.
  3. pivot.
  4. coordinate.
Derived terms
  • sumbu antisiklon
  • sumbu bumi
  • sumbu depresi
  • sumbu mata
  • sumbu mendatar
  • sumbu palung
  • sumbu punggung
  • sumbu simetri
  • sumbu tegak

Further reading

Lindu

Noun

sumbu

  1. wick; fuse

Malay

Noun

sumbu (Jawi spelling سومبو, plural sumbu-sumbu, informal 1st possessive sumbuku, 2nd possessive sumbumu, 3rd possessive sumbunya)

  1. wick; fuse

Further reading
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