kebun

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• keboen (pre-1947)
• kebon

Etymology

From Malay kebun, from Classical Malay kebun, from Old Javanese kĕbon, kĕbwan (“garden, plantation”) (compare to Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kebon, “garden, plantation”)), affixed form of bwah, wwah (“fruit”) (compare Indonesian buah (“fruit”), hence reconstructed as buah +‎ ke- -an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.bʊn/

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• Rhymes: -bʊn, -ʊn, -n
• Hyphenation: kê‧bun

Noun

kêbun (plural kebun-kebun)

1. garden: an outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

   Synonym: parak

2. orchard: a garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
3. estate, plantation

Derived terms

• berkebun
• memperkebuni
• memperkebunkan
• mengebunkan
• pekebun
• perkebunan

 

• kebun akuarium
• kebun binatang
• kebun botani
• kebun organik
• kebun percobaan
• kebun raya
• kebun tunggal

 

Further reading

• “kebun” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese kĕbon, kĕbwan (“garden, plantation”) (compare to Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kebon, “garden, plantation”)), affixed form of bwah, wwah (“fruit”) (compare Indonesian buah (“fruit”), hence reconstructed as buah +‎ ke- -an).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kəbon/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kəbʊn/
• Rhymes: -bun, -un

Noun

kĕbun (Jawi spelling کبون, plural kebun-kebun, informal 1st possessive kebunku, 2nd possessive kebunmu, 3rd possessive kebunnya)

1. garden, plantation, orchard, piece of land

Derived terms

• berkebun

Descendants

• Indonesian: kebun
• → Banjarese: kabun (hulu)
• → Minangkabau: kabun

Further reading

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