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Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tembang (Java), from Javanese tembang.

Pronunciation

Noun

têmbang (plural tembang-tembang)

  1. song
    Synonyms: gita, lagu, nyanyian
  2. poetry
    Synonym: puisi
  3. (music) single
    Synonym: singel
Hyponyms
  • tembang cigawiran
  • tembang cilik
  • tembang dolanan
  • tembang gede
  • tembang kawi
  • tembang macapat
  • tembang mistik
  • tembang tengahan
Derived terms
  • menembang
  • menembangkan
  • penembang
  • penembangan
  • tembangan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay tembang (Batavia Malay).

Pronunciation

Noun

têmbang (plural tembang-tembang)

  1. (zoology) Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)
    Synonym: tamban

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Javanese

Noun

tembang

  1. song

Kambera

Verb

tembang

  1. (intransitive) to be stupid

References

  • Marian Klamer (1998), A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 172

Sundanese

Noun

tembang (Sundanese script ᮒᮨᮙ᮪ᮘᮀ)

  1. song

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