hubub

Malay

Alternative forms

• ubub (Indonesia)

Etymology

From Arabic هُبُوب (hubūb).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈ(h)ubʊp̚], [ˈ(h)ubop̚], [ˈ(h)ubo̞p̚]

Noun

hubub (Jawi spelling هبوب, plural hubub-hubub, informal 1st possessive hububku, 2nd possessive hububmu, 3rd possessive hububnya)

1. bellows

   Synonym: puput

Further reading

• “hubub” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.