tumbak

English

Noun

tumbak (plural tumbaks)

1. A Malay pike or lance.

Sundanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbak (“spear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tum.ˈbak], [tu.ˈmak]

Noun

tumbak

1. A lance; a spear
2. A unit of length equal to 12 feet or 1 Rhineland rod (377.7 cm)

Further reading

• 'TOEMBAK', in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
• Volksalmanak Soenda XII (in Sundanese), Bale Poestaka (Balai Pustaka), 1930, II. Oekoeran Djeung Timbangan

Ternate

Etymology

From Javanese tumbak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tum.ˈbak]

Noun

tumbak

1. a large lance; a spear

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh