رمبوت

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *rambut (compare Indonesian rambut).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /rambot/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /rambʊt/
• Rhymes: -ambot, -bot, -ot

Noun

رمبوت (rambut)

1. Obsolete spelling of رامبوت.
   • 1879, Anonymous, Hikayat Bayan Budiman, page 25,

     مك كات باين جك دمكين چوكرله رمبوة م دهول دان بولو كنڠم ايت سفيا اكو بوله ممولڠ كن اڠكو دڠن سواميم

     Maka kata bayan, "Jika demikian, cukurlah rambutmu dahulu dan bulu keningmu itu supaya aku boleh memulangkan engkau dengan suamimu."

     The parakeet said, "If that is so, then first shave your hair and your eyebrows so that I may return you to your husband."