rubah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈru.bah]
• Hyphenation: ru‧bah

Etymology 1

From Malay rubah.

Noun

rubah (first-person possessive rubahku, second-person possessive rubahmu, third-person possessive rubahnya)

1. fox (Vulpes vulpes).

Etymology 2

Rebracketing of forms like berubah (ber- +‎ ubah) as (be- +‎ rubah). Originally from Sanskrit उभा (ubhā, “to erect”). Probably inherited from Malay. Occurred in some Malay dialects.

Verb

rubah (root imperative rubah, active transitive merubah, active intransitive berubah, ordinary passive dirubah, adversative passive terubah)

1. Nonstandard spelling of ubah (“to change”).

Further reading

• “rubah” 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rubah/
• Rhymes: -ubah, -bah, -ah

Etymology 1

From Persian روباه (rubâh), from Middle Persian lwpʾh (rōbāh, “fox”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *laupāća, diminutive of *laupi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”).

Noun

rubah (Jawi spelling روبه, plural rubah-rubah, informal 1st possessive rubahku, 2nd possessive rubahmu, 3rd possessive rubahnya)

1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)

   Synonym: musang

Descendants

• Indonesian: rubah

Etymology 2

Rebracketing of berubah (ber- +‎ ubah) as (be- +‎ rubah ). Originally from Sanskrit उभा (ubhā, “to erect”).

Verb

rubah (Jawi spelling روبه)

1. (archaic) to change

   Synonyms: tukar, ubah

   Buku ini telah merubah hidupku.

   This book has changed my life.

Derived terms

• dirubah
• merubah
• perubahan

 

Further reading

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