hubung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hubung. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhu.bʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -bʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: hu‧bung

Verb

hubung (transitive locative hubungi, transitive applicative hubungkan)

1. (rarely used in this form as a verb, intransitive) to connect

   Synonym: sambung

Usage notes

• This word is rarely used without an affix as a verb, but it is often used in compound words.

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berhubung
• berhubungan
• hubung-hubungkan
• hubungan
• hubungi
• hubungkan
• keterhubungan
• penghubung
• penghubungan
• perhubungan
• perhubungkan
• terhubung

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Alternative forms

• hubong (dialectal)

Verb

hubung (Jawi spelling هوبوڠ)

1. to connect, to link, to tie
2. to communicate

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• hubungan (“connection”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• perhubungan (“connection”) [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• menghubungkan (“to connect”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• menghubungi (“to contact somebody”) [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• berhubung (“in respect of”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• berhubungan (“interrelated”) [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)

Further reading

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