lebam

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay lebam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.ˈbam/
• Rhymes: -bam
• Hyphenation: lê‧bam

Adjective

lêbam

1. livid

Noun

lêbam (uncountable)

1. lividity

Alternative forms

• lembam

Derived terms

• biru lebam

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.ˈbam/
• Rhymes: -bam
• Hyphenation: lê‧bam

Noun

lêbam (uncountable)

1. imitation of the sound of a loud, large object falling

Etymology 3

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.bam/
• Rhymes: -bam
• Hyphenation: le‧bam

Noun

lêbam (uncountable)

1. (zoology) streaked spinefoot, Java rabbitfish, blue-spotted spinefoot, blue-spotted trevally, Java spinefoot, white-spotted rabbit-fish (Siganus javus).

Further reading

• “lebam” 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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -am

Noun

lebam (Jawi spelling لبم, plural lebam-lebam, informal 1st possessive lebamku, 2nd possessive lebammu, 3rd possessive lebamnya)

1. bruise

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lebam (inherited)

Further reading

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