jamban

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jamban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒamban]
• Hyphenation: jam‧ban

Noun

jamban (first-person possessive jambanku, second-person possessive jambanmu, third-person possessive jambannya)

1. latrine; privy

   Synonyms: kakus, peturasan, tandas

Further reading

• “jamban” 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

Possibly a contraction of jambatan (“bridge”), as latrines were typically a wooden construction on the water. Compare Southern Vietnamese cầu (“bridge; latrine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒam.ban/
• Hyphenation: jam‧ban

Noun

jamban (Jawi spelling جمبن, plural jamban-jamban, informal 1st possessive jambanku, 2nd possessive jambanmu, 3rd possessive jambannya)

1. latrine; privy

   Synonym: tandas

2. (Pahang) bathroom; washroom

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berjamban (“having a latrine or bathroom”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: jamban
• → Hokkien: 染蠻／染蛮

Further reading

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

Spanish

Verb

jamban

1. only used in se jamban, third-person plural present indicative of jambarse