tebuan

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay tabuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tabuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabuqan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtə.buan/
  • Rhymes: -buan, -uan, -an

Noun

tebuan (Jawi spelling تبوان‎, plural tebuan-tebuan, informal 1st possessive tebuanku, 2nd possessive tebuanmu, 3rd possessive tebuannya)

  1. wasp, hornet (insect)

Alternative forms
  • tabuhan (“hornet”) (Indonesian)
  • tawon (“wasp”) (Indonesian)

Further reading
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