tembadau

Malay

Etymology

From Coastal Kadazan tembadau (“banteng”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamadaw (“kind of wild ruminant”). Compare Aklanon tamaraw , Cebuano tamaraw ,Iban temadau and Tagalog tamaraw

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təmbadau̯/
• Rhymes: -adau̯, -dau̯, -au̯

Noun

tembadau (Jawi spelling تمباداو, plural tembadau-tembadau)

1. banteng (Bos javanicus)

Synonyms

• banting / banteng

Further reading

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