rembulan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese rembulan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /rəmˈbulan/ [rəmˈbu.lan]
• Rhymes: -ulan
• Syllabification: rem‧bu‧lan

Noun

rêmbulan

1. (poetic) moon

   Synonyms: bulan, candra, kamar, wulan

Further reading

• “rembulan”, 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

Javanese

Noun

rembulan (Carakan spelling ꦉꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦭꦤ꧀)

1. (krama-ngoko) moon

Descendants

• → Indonesian: rembulan
• → Malay: rembulan

References

• “rembulan”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Indonesian), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “rembulan”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese rembulan.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /rəmˈbulan/ [rəmˈbu.lan]
• Rhymes: -ulan, -lan, -an
• Hyphenation: rem‧bu‧lan

Noun

rembulan (plural rembulan-rembulan or rembulan²) (chiefly poetic)

1. moon

   Synonym: (standard) bulan

Further reading

• "rembulan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "rembulan" at PRPM first version)