domba
Cia-Cia
Etymology
From Indonesian domba.
Noun
domba (Hangul spelling 돔바)
- sheep
Derived terms
- penggembala domba
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay domba, from Persian دنبه (dumba, “sheep's tail”), دم (dom, “tail”), from Middle Persian dwm(b') (/dum(b)/), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewmbʰ- (“penis, tail, rod”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɔm.ba]
- Hyphenation: dom‧ba
Noun
domba (first-person possessive dombaku, second-person possessive dombamu, third-person possessive dombanya)
- sheep,
- a woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
- Synonym: biri-biri
- (Christianity) a religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community.
- a woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
Descendants
- → Cia-Cia: domba
Further reading
- “domba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Persian دنبه (dunbah, “sheep's tail”), دم (dom, “tail”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɔm.ba]
- Hyphenation: dom‧ba
Noun
domba (Jawi spelling دومبا, plural domba-domba, informal 1st possessive dombaku, 2nd possessive dombamu, 3rd possessive dombanya) (obsolete)
- sheep (archaic) - a woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
Synonyms
- biri-biri
- bebiri
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh, limited, page 298
Further reading
- “domba” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.