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Noun

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terbang (plural terbangs)

  1. A Malay tambourine used in Islamic devotional music in Southeast Asia.

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Malay terbang, from Proto-Malayic *-baŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-baŋ.

Verb

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têrbang

  1. to fly: to travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
  2. to float
  3. (colloquial) to evaporate
    Synonym: menguap
  4. (figurative) to disappear
    Synonyms: lenyap, menghilang
  5. (figurative) to escape
    Synonyms: kabur, melarikan diri
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Etymology 2

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From Javanese terbang (ꦠꦼꦂꦧꦁ).

Noun

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têrbang (first-person possessive terbangku, second-person possessive terbangmu, third-person possessive terbangnya)

  1. a Malay tambourine that is used in Islamic devotional music in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore.
    Synonym: rebana

Etymology 3

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Noun

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têrbang (first-person possessive terbangku, second-person possessive terbangmu, third-person possessive terbangnya)

  1. Hirundichthys oxycephalus

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *-baŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-baŋ.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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terbang (Jawi spelling تربڠ)

  1. to fly (travel through air)

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