umbut

Malay

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /um.but/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈumbʊt̚], [ˈumbot̚], [ˈumbo̞t̚]
  • Rhymes: -but, -ut, -bot, -ot

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubuj (“heart of palm, palm-cabbage”).

Noun

umbut (Jawi spelling اومبوت‎, plural umbut-umbut, informal 1st possessive umbutku, 2nd possessive umbutmu, 3rd possessive umbutnya)

  1. edible palm pith; palm cabbage; the soft heart of the upper portion of a palm
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • mengumbut [agent focus] (meN-)
  • diumbut [patient focus] (di-)
  • berumbut [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants
  • Indonesian: umbut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Austronesian *-buC (“to weed, pluck, pull out”).

Verb

umbut (Jawi spelling اومبوت‎)

  1. to pull out gently
  2. to raise the line slightly in fishing
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • mengumbut [agent focus] (meN-)
  • diumbut [patient focus] (di-)
  • terumbut [agentless action] (teR-)
Descendants

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