jebul

Iban

Noun

jebul

1. bottle

   Synonym: pucung

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dayak

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈbul/ [d͡ʒəˈbʊl]
• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: je‧bul

Noun

jebul (plural jebul-jebul)

1. small bottle for black magic or medicine

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lampung Api [Term?] or Abung [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈbul/ [d͡ʒəˈbʊl]
• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: je‧bul

Verb

jebul

1. to grill fish with coconut fiber as fuel

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese jebul (“to lead; but, instead”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈbul/ [d͡ʒəˈbʊl]
• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: je‧bul

Verb

jebul

1. to start produce malai (about rice and grass)

Further reading

• “jebul”, 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

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Noun

jebul (Jawi spelling جبول, plural jebul-jebul or jebul²)

1. (Kelantan, Pattani) bottle (container used for holding liquids)

   Synonyms: botol, butul