Jump to content

nyambai

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Indonesian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Learned borrowing from Musi nyambai, from Komering bay (female)

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ɲaːmˈbaːj/
  • Hyphenation: nyam‧bai

Noun

[edit]

nyambai

  1. (Sekayu) traditional ceremony of Musi ethnic group (Indonesia) to propose a female

Further reading

[edit]

Musi

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Learned borrowing from Komering bay (female)

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ɲaːmˈbaːj/
  • Hyphenation: nyam‧bai

Noun

[edit]

nyambai

  1. traditional ceremony of Musi ethnic group (Indonesia) to propose a female

Descendants

[edit]
  • Indonesian: nyambai