jambu
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]jambu (plural jambus)
- Alternative form of jambul
Etymology 2
[edit]Semantic extension from Malay jambu, which originated from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, “a fruit or a blood pear”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]jambu (comparative more jambu, superlative most jambu)
- (Singapore, colloquial, informal) Cute, adorable or beautiful.
- 2000 2 December, m0bius, soc.culture.singapore
- You discover that she has SISTERS, who are also very jambu.
- 2007 August 27, http://her-whimsical-escapade.blogspot.sg:
- She has this healthy glow, almost like she's golden skinned, but oh so jambu lah!
- 2008 26 July, CR[7], Singapore Bikes Forum
- got this mat saleh soooo jambu.
- 2011 April 9, Salmah, DACE Oct 2010:
- Add me pls . There are only 5 Salmah Samions ! The most jambu looking profile is me lah !
- 2014 October 16, https://web.archive.org/web/20160910012100/https://faithinloveandyou.wordpress.com/:
- I also wanna look jambu also what on that 2-day event.
- 2014 December 6, theatelierweddings, Instagram:
- My very jambu Shahida for her engagement today. I have a thing for braces girls.
- 2015 August 1, figo16, Singapore Hardware Zone Forum:
- don't sabo that minah jambu lah.
- 2015 December 21, Farhan, All Singapore Stuff:
- A reader has shared with us a Facebook post by jambu ICA officer Adilla Ramli. She gives her view on the recent ICA jams.
- 2000 2 December, m0bius, soc.culture.singapore
Usage notes
[edit]Used to describe women. Does not have any sexual innuendo. Commonly found in speech and electronic media. Uncommon in newspapers and print materials.
Indonesian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒambu/ [ˈd͡ʒam.bu]
- Rhymes: -ambu
- Syllabification: jam‧bu
Etymology 1
[edit]From Malay jambu, from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, “rose apple”).
Noun
[edit]jambu (plural jambu-jambu)
- rose apple (any of various Syzygium species)
- (loosely) guava (Psidium guajava)
- Synonyms: jambu batu, jambu biji
Compounds
[edit]- jambu air mawar (“Malabar plum, Syzygium jambos”)
- jambu air (“water apple, Syzygium aqueum”)
- jambu batu (“guava, Psidium guajava”)
- jambu biji (“guava, Psidium guajava”)
- jambu bol mini (“Bellucia axinanthera”)
- jambu bol (“Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense”)
- jambu ceri (“cherry guava, Psidium cattleyanum”)
- jambu dersana (“Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense”)
- jambu jamblang (“Java plum, Syzygium cumini”)
- jambu keling (“Java plum, Syzygium cumini”)
- jambu kepal (“Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense”)
- jambu madu deli hijau (“Java apple, Syzygium samarangense”)
- jambu madu hijau (“Java apple, Syzygium samarangense”)
- jambu mawar (“Malabar plum, Syzygium jambos”)
- jambu mete (“cashew, Anacardium occidentale”)
- jambu monyet (“cashew, Anacardium occidentale”)
- jambu semarang (“Java apple, Syzygium samarangense”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]jambu (plural jambu-jambu)
- Alternative form of jambul
Further reading
[edit]- “jambu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]jambu
- Romanization of ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ
Lithuanian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]jámbu
- instrumental singular of jámbas (“iamb”)
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, “rose apple”) via Old Javanese. Cognate of Javanese ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (jambu), Chinese 染霧/染雾.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]jambu (Jawi spelling جمبو, plural jambu-jambu, informal 1st possessive jambuku, 2nd possessive jambumu, 3rd possessive jambunya)
- Generic term for any plant bearing pear-like or bulging fruit from the Myrtaceae family, especially in the Syzygium genus or otherwise.
- wax apple or rose apple (Sygyzium samarangense)
- Synonyms: jambu air mawar, jambu mawar
- Malay apple (Sygyzium malaccense).
- Synonyms: jambu bol, jambu bubul, jambu dersana, jambu keling, jambu tersana
Compounds
[edit]Adjective
[edit]jambu
- (colloquial, informal) cute, adorable or beautiful.
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: jambu
References
[edit]- Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 83
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “جمبو djamboe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 103
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “جمبو jambu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 96
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “jambu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 441
Further reading
[edit]- “jambu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu), जम्बू (jambū).
Noun
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jambu
- rose apple tree and its fruit
- Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa, 145.5:
- Hana ta jambu si Sudarśana ṅaranya, tumuwuh karnah kidul.
- Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa, 145.5:
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu).
Noun
[edit]jambu f
- the rose apple tree
Declension
[edit]Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | jambu | jambuyo or jambū |
Accusative (second) | jambuṃ | jambuyo or jambū |
Instrumental (third) | jambuyā | jambūhi or jambūbhi |
Dative (fourth) | jambuyā | jambūnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | jambuyā | jambūhi or jambūbhi |
Genitive (sixth) | jambuyā | jambūnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | jambuyā or jambuyaṃ | jambūsu |
Vocative (calling) | jambu | jambuyo or jambū |
Noun
[edit]jambu
Noun
[edit]jambu n
- rose apple (the fruit)
Declension
[edit]Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | jambu | jambūni or jambū |
Accusative (second) | jambuṃ | jambūni or jambū |
Instrumental (third) | jambunā | jambūhi or jambūbhi |
Dative (fourth) | jambussa or jambuno | jambūnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | jambusmā or jambumhā | jambūhi or jambūbhi |
Genitive (sixth) | jambussa or jambuno | jambūnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | jambusmiṃ or jambumhi | jambūsu |
Vocative (calling) | jambu | jambūni or jambū |
References
[edit]- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jambu”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.
Polish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]jambu
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Tupi inhambu.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]jambu m (plural jambus)
- (Brazil) paracress (Acmella oleracea)
- 2024 August 8, Venceslau Borlina Filho, “3 dias em Belém: veja roteiro para desbravar a capital do Pará, sede da COP30”, in Folha de S.Paulo[1]:
- Não deixe de comer um filé de filhote, peixe típico amazônico. Também são servidos pirarucu, dourada e pescada, entre outros. Quase tudo com jambu e tucupi.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “jambu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “jambu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- Acmella oleracea on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Yakan
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- id:Myrtle family plants
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- Rhymes:Polish/ambu
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