hembus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay hembus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /həmˈbus/, [həmˈbʊs]
• Hyphenation: hem‧bus

Verb

hêmbus

1. Nonstandard form of embus (“to blow (air)”).
2. gust

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay همبوس (hembus), همبوس (embus), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qembus (“blow hard; snort, pant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /həm.bus/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [həm.bʊs -bos -bo̞s]

Verb

hembus (Jawi spelling همبوس)

1. to blow (air) hard

   Hembus nafas

   To exhale air

References

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