kumba

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʊm.ba]
  • Hyphenation: kum‧ba

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha, jar, pitcher), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kʰumbʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰumbʰás. Doublet of kom.

Noun

kumba (first-person possessive kumbaku, second-person possessive kumbamu, third-person possessive kumbanya)

  1. waterpot.
    Synonyms: belanga, buyung
  2. (astrology, astronomy) The sign of the zodiac Aquarius.

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit कुम्ब (kúmba, thick end of bone) or कुम्भ (kumbha, jar, pitcher).

Noun

kumba

  1. the frontal globe or prominence on the upper part of the forehead of an elephant (there are two of these prominences which swell in the rutting season).

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