gambus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gambus, from Arabic قنبوس (qanbūs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡam.bʊs/
• Rhymes: -bʊs, -ʊs, -s
• Hyphenation: gam‧bus

Noun

gambus (first-person possessive gambusku, second-person possessive gambusmu, third-person possessive gambusnya)

1. qanbūs
2. oud
3. lute

Derived terms

• bergambus

 

Further reading

• “gambus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Sundanese

Noun

gambus

1. lute