lembing

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lembing, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *lmɓŋ, *lmɓəŋ (“shoot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləm.ˈbɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: lêm‧bing

Noun

lêmbing (plural lembing-lembing, first-person possessive lembingku, second-person possessive lembingmu, third-person possessive lembingnya)

1. javelin

Derived terms

• berlembing
• melembing

 

• lembing kecil

 

Further reading

• “lembing” 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

Noun

lembing (Jawi spelling لمبيڠ, plural lembing-lembing, informal 1st possessive lembingku, 2nd possessive lembingmu, 3rd possessive lembingnya)

1. javelin

Further reading

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