jamban

From Malay jamban.

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒamban]
• Hyphenation: jam‧ban

jamban (plural jamban-jamban)

1. latrine; privy

   Synonyms: kakus, peturasan, tandas

• “jamban”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Possibly a contraction of jambatan (“bridge”), as latrines were typically a wooden construction on the water. Compare Southern Vietnamese cầu (“bridge; latrine”).

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒam.ban/
• Hyphenation: jam‧ban

jamban (Jawi spelling جمبن, plural jamban-jamban)

1. latrine; privy

   Synonym: tandas

2. (Pahang, Kelantan-Pattani) bathroom; washroom

• Indonesian: jamban
• → Hokkien: 染蠻／染蛮

• “jamban”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

jamban

1. only used in se jamban, third-person plural present indicative of jambarse