"tebu" meaning in Malay

See tebu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /təbu/ Forms: تبو [Jawi], tebu-tebu [plural], tebu² [plural]
Rhymes: -əbu, -bu, -u Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *təbu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh (compare Chamorro tupu, Fijian dovu), from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*təbu}} Proto-Malayic *təbu, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*təbuh}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh, {{cog|ch|tupu}} Chamorro tupu, {{cog|fj|dovu}} Fijian dovu, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*təbuS}} Proto-Austronesian *təbuS Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=تبو}} tebu (Jawi spelling تبو, plural tebu-tebu or tebu²)
  1. sugar cane (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar)
    Sense id: en-tebu-ms-noun-o1fVaMDw Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Andropogoneae tribe grasses, Polynesian canoe plants, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 20 15 20 16 10 16 0 1 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 16 20 17 9 17 0 1 0 1 1

Alternative forms

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}

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