rebung

English

Etymology

re- +‎ bung

Verb

rebung (third-person singular simple present rebungs, present participle rebunging, simple past and past participle rebunged)

1. (transitive) To close again by means of a bung; to put the bung back in.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rebung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rəbuŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rəˈbʊŋ/
• Hyphenation: rê‧bung
• Rhymes: -bʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ

Noun

rêbung (first-person possessive rebungku, second-person possessive rebungmu, third-person possessive rebungnya)

1. bamboo shoot

Further reading

• “rebung” 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

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rəbuŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rəbuŋ/
• Rhymes: -buŋ, -uŋ
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [rəˈbʊŋ, -oŋ, -o̞ŋ]

Noun

rebung (Jawi spelling ربوڠ, plural rebung-rebung, informal 1st possessive rebungku, 2nd possessive rebungmu, 3rd possessive rebungnya)

1. bamboo shoot

Descendants

• Indonesian: rebung

Further reading

• “rebung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.