hembus

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qembus (“blow hard; snort, pant”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /həm.bus/
(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [həm.bʊs -bos -bo̞s]

Verb

hembus (Jawi spelling همبوس‎)

to blow (air) hard
Hembus nafas
To exhale air

References

“hembus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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