See also: jambū

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Etymology 1 edit

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jambu (plural jambus)

  1. Alternative form of jambul

Etymology 2 edit

Semantic extension from Malay jambu, which originated from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, a fruit or a blood pear).

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jambu (comparative more jambu, superlative most jambu)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial, informal) Cute, adorable or beautiful.
    • 2000 2 December, m0bius, soc.culture.singapore
      You discover that she has SISTERS, who are also very jambu.
    • 2007 August 27, http://her-whimsical-escapade.blogspot.sg:
      She has this healthy glow, almost like she's golden skinned, but oh so jambu lah!
    • 2008 26 July, CR[7], Singapore Bikes Forum
      got this mat saleh soooo jambu.
    • 2011 April 9, Salmah, DACE Oct 2010:
      Add me pls . There are only 5 Salmah Samions ! The most jambu looking profile is me lah !
    • 2014 October 16, https://web.archive.org/web/20160910012100/https://faithinloveandyou.wordpress.com/:
      I also wanna look jambu also what on that 2-day event.
    • 2014 December 6, theatelierweddings, Instagram:
      My very jambu Shahida for her engagement today. I have a thing for braces girls.
    • 2015 August 1, figo16, Singapore Hardware Zone Forum:
      don't sabo that minah jambu lah.
    • 2015 December 21, Farhan, All Singapore Stuff:
      A reader has shared with us a Facebook post by jambu ICA officer Adilla Ramli. She gives her view on the recent ICA jams.
Usage notes edit

Used to describe women. Does not have any sexual innuendo. Commonly found in speech and electronic media. Uncommon in newspapers and print materials.

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Etymology edit

From Malay jambu, from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, rose apple). Cognate of Javanese ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (jambu), Chinese 染霧染雾.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒam.bu]
  • Hyphenation: jam‧bu

Noun edit

jambu (first-person possessive jambuku, second-person possessive jambumu, third-person possessive jambunya)

  1. rose apple.

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jambu

  1. Romanization of ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ

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Etymology edit

From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, rose apple) via Old Javanese. Cognate of Javanese ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (jambu), Chinese 染霧染雾.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒam.bu]
  • Hyphenation: jam‧bu

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jambu (Jawi spelling جمبو, plural jambu-jambu, informal 1st possessive jambuku, 2nd possessive jambumu, 3rd possessive jambunya)

  1. Generic term for any plant bearing pear-like or bulging fruit from the Myrtaceae family, especially in the Syzygium genus or otherwise.
  2. wax apple or rose apple (Sygyzium samarangense)
    Synonyms: jambu air mawar, jambu mawar
  3. Malay apple (Sygyzium malaccense).
    Synonyms: jambu bol, jambu bubul, jambu dersana, jambu keling, jambu tersana

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jambu

  1. (colloquial, informal) cute, adorable or beautiful.

References edit

  • Edi Sedyawati; Ellya Iswati; Kusparyati Boedhijono; Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 83
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “جمبو djamboe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 103
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “جمبو jambu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 96
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “jambu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 441

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Etymology edit

From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu), जम्बू (jambū).

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  1. rose apple tree and its fruit
    • Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa, 145.5:
      Hana ta jambu si Sudarśana ṅaranya, tumuwuh karnah kidul.

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu).

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jambu f

  1. the rose apple tree

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jambu

  1. vocative singular of jambū, alternative form of the word above

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jambu n

  1. rose apple (the fruit)

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈjam.bu/
  • Rhymes: -ambu
  • Syllabification: jam‧bu

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jambu

  1. genitive singular of jamb

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jambu

  1. tassel
  2. fringe