tabuh

Iban

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Javanese tabuh.

Noun

tabuh

1. music
2. musical instruments

   Nembiak sekula diasuh belajar nabuhka perengka tabuh ngambika sida nemu main asal bansa Iban.

   School students are taught to play musical instruments so that they can learn the traditional musical instruments of the Iban people.

Verb

tabuh

1. to play musical instruments

   Sida betabuh.

   They are playing the musical instruments.

Derived terms

Affixations

• betabuh
• ditabuhka
• nabuhka

References

• Scott, N. C. (1956), A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtabuh/ [ˈt̪a.bʊh]
• Rhymes: -abuh
• Syllabification: ta‧buh

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tabuh, from Javanese ꦠꦧꦸꦃ (tabuh, “mallet, hammer”), from Old Javanese tabuh, latter form of tabĕh (“beating, striking; tools for such activities; hour”).

Noun

tabuh (plural tabuh-tabuh)

1. a long mosque-drum

   Synonyms: beduk, gendang raya

2. drumstick
3. drumbeat

Hyponyms

• tabuh bedug
• tabuh bleganjur
• tabuh bonang
• tabuh calapita
• tabuh calung
• tabuh celuring
• tabuh demung
• tabuh fitrah
• tabuh gambang
• tabuh gong
• tabuh kecer
• tabuh kecrek
• tabuh kempul
• tabuh kempyang
• tabuh kenong
• tabuh keprak
• tabuh kepyak
• tabuh larangan
• tabuh lelambatan klasik plegongan
• tabuh petegak bebarongan
• tabuh rah
• tabuh telu
• tabuh walih subandar

Derived terms

• menabuh
• menabuhkan
• penabuh
• penabuhan
• tabuh-tabuhan
• tabuhan
• tertabuh
• tetabuhan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ngaju [Term?].

Noun

tabuh (plural tabuh-tabuh)

1. peak day of activities or rituals

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Balinese [Term?].

Noun

tabuh (plural tabuh-tabuh)

1. offering something to spill on ground as offering, usually arak, brem, or both

Further reading

• “tabuh”, 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

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦠꦧꦸꦃ
Pegon
Roman	tabuh

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese tabuh, latter form of tabĕh (“beating, striking; tools for such activities; hour”).

Noun

tabuh

1. (krama-ngoko) mallet, hammer
   1. for striking a percussion instrument
2. (krama inggil, literary) hour

   Synonyms: (ngoko) jam, (krama) pukul

Derived terms

• ditabuh
• tetabuhan

Descendants

• →? Iban: tabuh
• → Malay: tabuh
  • Indonesian: tabuh
• → Sundanese: tabuh

Further reading

• “tabuh”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦧꦸꦃ (tabuh, “mallet, hammer”), from Old Javanese tabuh, latter form of tabĕh (“beating, striking; tools for such activities; hour”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈtaboh/ [ˈt̪a.boh]
  • Rhymes: -aboh, -boh, -oh
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈtabuh/ [ˈt̪a.buh]
  • Rhymes: -abuh, -buh, -uh
• Hyphenation: ta‧buh

Noun

tabuh (Jawi spelling تابوه, plural tabuh-tabuh or tabuh²)

1. a long mosque drum

   Synonyms: beduk, geduk, gendang raya, lengkara (Classical Malay), nekara, nobat

2. drumstick
3. drumbeat

Derived terms

Affixations

• menabuh
• penabuh
• tabuhan, tabuh-tabuhan

Compounds

• tabuh larangan

Descendants

• Indonesian: tabuh

Further reading

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

Sundanese

Etymology

From Javanese ꦠꦧꦸꦃ (tabuh, “mallet for hitting gamelan; hour”). Doublet of tabeuh.

Noun

tabuh (Sundanese script ᮒᮘᮥᮂ)

1. hour; at the hour of

   Geus tabuh sabaraha? ― What time is it already?

   Ayeuna geus tabuh lima. ― It is now already five o'clock

Further reading

• "tabuh" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia