humbut

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubuj (“heart of palm, palm-cabbage”). Cognate of Malay umbut, Tagalog ubod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hum.but/, [hu.mut]
• Hyphenation: hum‧but

Noun

humbut (Sundanese script ᮠᮥᮙ᮪ᮘᮥᮒ᮪)

1. heart of palm (innermost part or pith of palms)

Further reading

• "HOEMBOET", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij