tebuan

Malay edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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

wasp, hornet (insect)

Alternative forms edit

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

Further reading edit

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