timbau

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timbaw. Cognate with Tagalog timbáw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /timbau̯/
• Rhymes: -bau̯, -au̯
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪im.bäu̯]

Noun

timbau (Jawi spelling تيمباو, plural timbau-timbau, informal 1st possessive timbauku, 2nd possessive timbaumu, 3rd possessive timbaunya)

1. subframe

   Synonym: subbingkai

2. reglet
3. clamp

   timbau paras bahu ― shoulder high clamp

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• papan timbau
• perahu timbau
• rangka timbau

Verb

timbau (Jawi spelling تيمباو)

1. to add a piece so as to lengthen anything

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menimbau [agent focus] (meN-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: timbau

Further reading

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