See also: tambâ

Javanese

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Romanization

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tamba

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧ

Malay

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Verb

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tamba

  1. (1924-1972) Obsolete spelling of tambah.

Old Javanese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tam.ba/
  • Rhymes: -ba
  • Hyphenation: tam‧ba

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambar (antidote) (compare Malay tawar (tasteless), Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambal (to mend, to patch)).

Noun

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tamba

  1. cure, remedy, medicine
    Synonyms: jampi, jampyan, oṣadha, oṣadhi, tamba, tambā, uṣadha, uwat, waidya, wedya
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Javanese: ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧ (tamba)

Etymology 2

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

Root

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tamba

  1. tardy, slow
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Further reading

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  • "tamba" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.