tebuan

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay tabuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tabuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabuqan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtə.buan/
• Rhymes: -buan, -uan, -an

Noun

tebuan (Jawi spelling تبوان, plural tebuan-tebuan or tebuan²)

1. wasp, hornet (insect)

Alternative forms

• tabuhan (“hornet”) (Indonesian)
• tawon (“wasp”) (Indonesian)

Further reading

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