tubuh

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• toeboeh (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Malay tubuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, *tumbuq (“grow, germinate, sprout”), from Proto-Austronesian *Cubuq (“plant sprout”). Doublet of tumbuh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtubʊh/
• Rhymes: -bʊh, -ʊh, -h
• Hyphenation: tu‧buh

Noun

tubuh (first-person possessive tubuhku, second-person possessive tubuhmu, third-person possessive tubuhnya)

1. body:
   1. (anatomy) physical structure of a human or animal.
   2. (anatomy) torso: the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail).
   3. the largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories.
   4. an organisation, company or other authoritative group.
2. person

Synonyms

• badan

Derived terms

• bertubuh
• menubuhkan
• ditubuhkan
• pertubuhan
• setubuh (“intercourse”)
  • bersetubuh (“to have sex”)
  • menyetubuhi (“to have sex with”)
  • disetubuhi
  • persetubuhan (“intercourse”)

• tubuh terubahkan

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• butuh

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tubuh (“body”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, *tumbuq (“grow, germinate, sprout”), from Proto-Austronesian *Cubuq (“plant sprout”). Doublet of tumbuh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tubuh/
• Rhymes: -ubuh, -uh
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [tubʊh, -oh, o̞h]

• Audio (MY)

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Noun

tubuh (Jawi spelling توبوه, plural tubuh-tubuh, informal 1st possessive tubuhku, 2nd possessive tubuhmu, 3rd possessive tubuhnya)

1. (anatomy) body (physical structure of a human or animal)
2. (archaic) self

   Synonym: diri

3. main component or part of something

   tubuh kapal: hull

   undang-undang tubuh: constitution

Synonyms

• badan / بادن

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penubuh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• tubuhan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• setubuh [comparability] (se-)
• pertubuh [causative passive] (peR-)
• tubuhkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• bertubuh [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: tubuh

References

• Adelaar, K. Alexander (1992) Proto Malayic: the reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Pacific Linguistics Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, page 131
• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “توبه toeboeh”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 90
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “توبه tuboh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 196
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tuboh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 606
• "tubuh" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• butuh