kumba
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʊm.ba]
- Hyphenation: kum‧ba
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha, “jar, pitcher”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kʰumbʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰumbʰás. Doublet of kom.
Noun
kumba (first-person possessive kumbaku, second-person possessive kumbamu, third-person possessive kumbanya)
- waterpot.
- Synonyms: belanga, buyung
- (astrology, astronomy) The sign of the zodiac Aquarius.
Related terms
- kumbakara
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit कुम्ब (kúmba, “thick end of bone”) or कुम्भ (kumbha, “jar, pitcher”).
Noun
kumba
- the frontal globe or prominence on the upper part of the forehead of an elephant (there are two of these prominences which swell in the rutting season).
Further reading
- “kumba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.