lubang

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lubaŋ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lu‧bang
• IPA^(key): /ˈlubaŋ/ [ˈl̪u.baŋ]

Noun

lúbang

1. mortar

See also

• halo

 

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lubaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ (compare Hawaiian lua), from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (“burial pit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lubaᵊŋ/

Noun

lubang

1. hole (opening in a solid)

   Jalai nya mayuh lubang ngenjing enda tentu ulih seliahka kerita.

   That road has lots of potholes that cannot be avoided by a car.

2. source

   Sekumbang musin pengujan tu sigi bejualka ikan nya mih lubang penatai belanja kami menyanak.

   During the monsoon we are selling fish as the only source of income for our family.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlubaŋ/
• Hyphenation: lu‧bang

Etymology 1

From Malay lubang, from Proto-Malayic *lubaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (“burial pit”). Doublet of lowong and luang.

Noun

lubang

1. hole:

   lubang pohon ― a tree hollow

   1. opening in a solid.
   2. (physics) in semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
2. perforation

Alternative forms

• lobang

Derived terms

• berlubang
• berlubang-lubang
• melubangi
• pelubang
• pelubangan

 

• lubang angin
• lubang anjungan
• lubang cacing
• lubang hidung
• lubang hitam
• lubang jarum
• lubang kancing
• lubang kemaluan
• lubang kepundan
• lubang kulit
• lubang kunci
• lubang kuping
• lubang langgak
• lubang lengan
• lubang muat sisi
• lubang palkah
• lubang pantat
• lubang sembunyi
• lubang spion
• lubang telinga

 

Etymology 2

From Sundanese [Term?].

Noun

lubang (uncountable)

1. (dialect) big eel

Further reading

• “lubang” 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 Proto-Malayic *lubaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (“burial pit”). Doublet of lowong and luang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lubaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ubaŋ, -baŋ, -aŋ

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

lubang (Jawi spelling لوبڠ, plural lubang-lubang, informal 1st possessive lubangku, 2nd possessive lubangmu, 3rd possessive lubangnya)

1. hole, hollow, orifice, perforation (opening in a solid):

   lubang pohon ― a tree hollow

   1. opening in a solid.
   2. (physics) in semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
2. pit, cavity

Alternative forms

• lobang

Derived terms

• berlubang
• berlubang-lubang
• melubangi
• pelubang
• pelubangan

 

• lubang angin
• lubang anjungan
• lubang cacing
• lubang hidung
• lubang jarum
• lubang kancing
• lubang kemaluan
• lubang kepundan
• lubang kulit
• lubang kunci
• lubang kuping
• lubang langgak
• lubang lengan
• lubang muat sisi
• lubang telinga

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: lubang
• → English: lobang

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “لوبڠ loebang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 122
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لوبڠ lubang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 618
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “lobang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 161

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lobang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lubaŋ (“to plant root crop; mortar”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ (“hole”) (compare Hawaiian lua), from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (“burial pit”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlubaŋ/ [ˈluː.bɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -ubaŋ
• Syllabification: lu‧bang

Noun

lubang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊᜅ᜔)

1. hilly country; uneven ground
2. planting of root crops

Derived terms

• ilubang
• lubang-lubang
• lubangan
• lubangin
• maglubang

 

Further reading

• “lubang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• bungal