lembing
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay lembing, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *lmɓŋ, *lmɓəŋ (“shoot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləm.ˈbɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -sa, -a
- Hyphenation: lêm‧bing
Noun
lêmbing (plural lembing-lembing, first-person possessive lembingku, second-person possessive lembingmu, third-person possessive lembingnya)
- javelin
Derived terms
- berlembing
- melembing
- lembing kecil
Further reading
- “lembing” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
lembing (Jawi spelling لمبيڠ, plural lembing-lembing, informal 1st possessive lembingku, 2nd possessive lembingmu, 3rd possessive lembingnya)
- javelin
Further reading
- “lembing” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.