timburu

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀəhuʔ (“jealous”). Cognate with Malay cemburu, Tagalog panibugho, Cebuano abubho, Toba Batak iburu, Bima wu'u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tim.bu.ru/, [ti.mu.ru]
• Hyphenation: tim‧bu‧ru

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Adjective

timburu (Sundanese script ᮒᮤᮙ᮪ᮘᮥᮛᮥ)

1. full of doubt or concern
2. full of apprehension (anticipation of something)
3. jealous; envy
4. suspicious

Verb

timburu (Sundanese script ᮒᮤᮙ᮪ᮘᮥᮛᮥ)

1. to have a premonition that something bad will happen
2. to be worried or anxious about someone
3. to doubt
4. to be jealous
5. to suspect

Further reading

• "TIMBOEROE", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij