tambun

Malay

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tambun/, [tambon]
  • Rhymes: -bun, -un

Etymology 1

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Adjective

tambun (Jawi spelling تمبون‎)

  1. fat
    Synonyms: berisi, debab, gemuk
    budak tambun ― fat kid
Affixations
  • ditambunkan
  • menambunkan
  • penambunan
  • tambunkan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau tambun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabun.

Noun

tambun (Jawi spelling تمبون‎, plural tambun-tambun, informal 1st possessive tambunku, 2nd possessive tambunmu, 3rd possessive tambunnya)

  1. heap, pile
    Synonyms: timbun, longgok, tindih
    tambun emas ― pile of gold
Affixations
  • bertambun
  • bertambun-tambun
  • ditambun
  • menambun
  • penambunan
  • tambunan
Compounds
  • tambun cucut

Further reading
  • “tambun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*tabun”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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