gelombang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gelombang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlombaŋ/ [ɡəˈlom.baŋ]
• Rhymes: -ombaŋ
• Syllabification: ge‧lom‧bang

Noun

gelombang (plural gelombang-gelombang)

1. wave

   Synonyms: alun, ombak

Derived terms

Compounds

• gelombang gamma (“gamma wave”)
• gelombang inframerah (“infrared wave”)
• gelombang kejut (“shock wave”)
• gelombang manusia (“human wave”)
• gelombang mikro (“microwave”)
• gelombang panas (“heat wave”)
• gelombang radio (“radio wave”)
• gelombang ultraviolet (“ultraviolet wave”)

Descendants

• → Sundanese: gelombang

Further reading

• “gelombang”, 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlombaŋ/ [ɡəˈlom.baŋ]
• Rhymes: -ombaŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: ge‧lom‧bang

Noun

gelombang (Jawi spelling ݢلومبڠ, plural gelombang-gelombang or gelombang²)

1. wave

Derived terms

• gelombang gamma (“gamma wave”)
• gelombang hijau
• gelombang inframerah
• gelombang kejutan (“shock wave”)
• gelombang manusia (“human wave”)
• gelombang mikro (“microwave”)
• gelombang panas (“heat wave”)
• gelombang radio (“radio wave”)
• gelombang ultraviolet (“ultraviolet wave”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: gelombang (inherited)
  • → Sundanese: gelombang

Further reading

• "gelombang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Sundanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian gelombang, from Malay gelombang.

Noun

gelombang (Sundanese script ᮌᮨᮜᮧᮙ᮪ᮘᮀ)

1. wave