tumbung

Malay

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbuŋ (“seed bud in a coconut”)

Noun

tumbung (Jawi spelling تومبوڠ, plural tumbung-tumbung)

1. lump, protrusion, prolapse
   1. ellipsis of tumbung kelapa (“coconut apple or coconut heart, spongy cotyledon inside a sprouting coconut”)
   2. ellipsis of sakit tumbung (“hemorrhoids”)

      Synonyms: bawasir, buasir

Alternative forms

• tombong
• tumbong

Compounds

• tumbung kelapa
• tumbung nyiur
• tumbung rahim
• sakit tumbung

Etymology 2

Adjective

tumbung

1. proud, arrogant

   Synonym: sombong

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تمبڠ toemboeng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 84
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تمبڠ tombong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 181
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tombong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 599

Further reading

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