timbau
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timbaw. Cognate with Tagalog timbáw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /timbau̯/
- Rhymes: -bau̯, -au̯
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈt̪im.bäu̯]
Noun
timbau (Jawi spelling تيمباو, plural timbau-timbau, informal 1st possessive timbauku, 2nd possessive timbaumu, 3rd possessive timbaunya)
- subframe
- Synonym: subbingkai
- reglet
- clamp
- timbau paras bahu ― shoulder high clamp
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- papan timbau
- perahu timbau
- rangka timbau
Verb
timbau (Jawi spelling تيمباو)
- to add a piece so as to lengthen anything
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- menimbau [agent focus] (meN-)
Descendants
- Indonesian: timbau
Further reading
- “timbau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.