English edit

Noun edit

tumbak (plural tumbaks)

  1. A Malay pike or lance.

Ternate edit

Etymology edit

From Javanese tumbak.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tumbak

  1. a large lance; a spear

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh