rabuk

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrabuk/ [ˈra.bʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -abuk
• Syllabification: ra‧buk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay rabuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabuk (“decaying wood; dust, powder”).

Noun

rabuk (plural rabuk-rabuk)

1. tinder (small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter used to help light a fire)

   Synonym: kawul

2. (figurative, uncommon) anything that easily causes a dispute

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦫꦧꦸꦏ꧀ (rabuk). Perhaps related to the first etymology.

Noun

rabuk (plural rabuk-rabuk)

1. Synonym of pupuk (“fertilizer”)

Further reading

• “rabuk” 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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabuk (“decaying wood; dust, powder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrabuk/ [ˈra.buʔ]

Noun

rabuk (Jawi spelling رابوق, plural rabuk-rabuk, informal 1st possessive rabukku, 2nd possessive rabukmu, 3rd possessive rabuknya)

1. tinder; touchwood (usually soft dusty material found in bamboo and inflammable)

   Synonym: kaul

2. ash that does not crumble readily

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berabuk [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: rabuk

Further reading

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