hembus
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qembus (“blow hard; snort, pant”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /həm.bus/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [həm.bʊs -bos -bo̞s]
Verb
hembus (Jawi spelling همبوس)
- to blow (air) hard
- Hembus nafas
- To exhale air
References
- “hembus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary