hembus

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay hembus.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /həmˈbus/, [həmˈbʊs]
Hyphenation: hem‧bus

Verb edit

hêmbus

Nonstandard form of embus (“to blow (air)”).

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Malay همبوس (hembus), همبوس (embus), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qembus (“blow hard; snort, pant”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /həm.bus/
(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [həm.bʊs -bos -bo̞s]

Verb edit

hembus (Jawi spelling همبوس)

to blow (air) hard
Hembus nafas
To exhale air

References edit

“hembus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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