tabuhan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taˈbʊhan]
• Hyphenation: ta‧bu‧han

Etymology 1

Affixed tabuh +‎ -an.

Noun

tabuhan (plural tabuhan-tabuhan)

1. beating

   Synonym: pukulan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Classical Malay tabuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tabuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabuqan. Doublet of tawon.

Noun

tabuhan (plural tabuhan-tabuhan)

1. (entomology) hornet

Alternative forms

• tebuan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “tabuhan”, 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