tumbuh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tumbuh, from Classical Malay tumbuh, from Proto-Malayic *tumbuh, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *tumbuh, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian *Cubuq. Doublet of tubuh.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tumbuh

1. (intransitive) to grow (to become bigger)

Derived terms

• bertumbuh
• bertumbuhan
• ditumbuhi
• ditumbuhkan
• ketumbuhan
• mempertumbuhkan
• menumbuh
• menumbuhi
• menumbuhkan
• penumbuh
• penumbuhan
• pertumbuhan
• tetumbuhan
• tumbuh-tumbuhan
• tumbuhan

 

• tumbuh kembang

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tumbuh, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *tumbuh, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian *Cubuq.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /tumboh/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /tumbʊh/
• Rhymes: -umboh, -boh, -oh

Verb

tumbuh (Jawi spelling تومبوه)

1. (intransitive) to grow (to become bigger)

Derived terms

• tumbuhan

Descendants

• Indonesian: tumbuh

Further reading

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