nyambai

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Musi nyambai, from Komering bay (“female”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲaːmˈbaːj/
• Hyphenation: nyam‧bai

Noun

nyambai

1. (Sekayu) traditional ceremony of Musi ethnic group (Indonesia) to propose a female

Further reading

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

Musi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Komering bay (“female”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲaːmˈbaːj/
• Hyphenation: nyam‧bai

Noun

nyambai

1. traditional ceremony of Musi ethnic group (Indonesia) to propose a female

Descendants

• → Indonesian: nyambai