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)
- latrine; privy
- Synonyms: kakus, peturasan, tandas
Further reading
- “jamban” 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
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)
- latrine; privy
- Synonym: tandas
- (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
- only used in se jamban, third-person plural present indicative of jambarse