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) tinder (small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter used to help light a fire) Synonym: kawul (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) synonym of pupuk (“fertilizer”) === References === === Further reading === “rabuk”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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 or rabuk2) tinder; touchwood (usually soft dusty material found in bamboo and inflammable) Synonym: kaul ash that does not crumble readily ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: rabuk === Further reading === "rabuk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017