rombak

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay rombak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrombaʔ/ [ˈrom.baʔ]
• Rhymes: -ombaʔ
• Syllabification: rom‧bak

Verb

rombak

1. (intransitive) to be demolished, destroyed

Derived terms

• kerombakan
• merombak
• perombak
• perombakan
• rombakan

Further reading

• “rombak” 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

• IPA^(key): /romˈbaʔ/
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Hyphenation: rom‧bak

Verb

rombak (Jawi spelling رومبق)

1. (intransitive) to be demolished, dismantled
2. to re-arrange; reorganise; revise; revamp something

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• perombakan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• rombakan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• rombakkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• merombak [agent focus] (meN-)
• merombakkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dirombakkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• berombakan [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)

Descendants

• Indonesian: rombak

Further reading

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