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)

  1. wasp, hornet (insect)

Alternative forms

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

Further reading

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