tumbal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese tumbal (ꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦧꦭ꧀, “sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʊmbal]
• Hyphenation: túm‧bal

Noun

túmbal (first-person possessive tumbalku, second-person possessive tumbalmu, third-person possessive tumbalnya)

1. (dialect, Java) sacrifice, corban, victim.

   Synonyms: korban, kurban

Derived terms

• menumbalkan

 

Further reading

• “tumbal” 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.