imbas

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay imbas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈimbas/ [ˈim.bas]
• Rhymes: -imbas
• Syllabification: im‧bas

Noun

imbas (plural imbas-imbas)

1. current
   1. air current; generally unidirectional movement of a gas.
   2. a flow, a stream, a tendency or a course of events.
   3. electrical current, the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.

      Synonyms: arus listrik, tegangan

2. noxious air
3. effect

   Synonym: efek

4. impact

   Synonym: dampak

5. (chiefly physics) induction

   Synonym: induksi

Derived terms

• berimbas
• imbasan
• mengimbas
• mengimbasi
• mengimbaskan
• pengimbas
• pengimbasan
• terimbas

Further reading

• “imbas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈimbas/
• Rhymes: -mbas, -bas, -as

Etymology 1

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Verb

imbas (Jawi spelling ايمبس)

1. (obsolete) to sway (of a pendulum)

   Synonym: ayun

2. (computing) to scan

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengimbas (“scanner”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengimbasan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• imbasan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• mengimbas [agent focus] (meN-)
• diimbas [patient focus] (di-)
• terimbas [agentless action] (teR-)

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “imbas”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 426

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

imbas (Jawi spelling ايمبس, plural imbas-imbas or imbas²)

1. (obsolete) air currents following a passing object
2. (obsolete) surrounding air, atmosphere
   1. (obsolete) miasma, space surrounding a sick person
3. aura
4. a glimpse; a glance

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “امبس imbas”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 19
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ايمبس imbas”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 34
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “imbas”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 426

Further reading

• "imbas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017