rebah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay rebah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀəbaq.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /rəˈbah/ [rəˈbah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: re‧bah

Verb

rêbah

1. to collapse, to cave in

   Synonyms: roboh, runtuh, tumbang

Derived terms

• merebah
• merebahkan
• rebah-rebah
• rebah-rebahan
• rebahan

• rebah bangun
• rebah rempah

Related terms

• roboh

Further reading

• “rebah”, 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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀəbaq. Compare also Aklanon guba' and Tagalog gibâ (“destruction”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /rəˈbah/ [rəˈbah]
• Rhymes: -bah, -ah
• Hyphenation: re‧bah

Verb

rebah (Jawi spelling ربه)

1. to collapse; to topple; to fall down (from an upright position, usually of large objects, trees, or people).

   Synonym: tumbang

   Pokok tua itu akhirnya rebah dipukul ribut. ― The old tree finally toppled over during the storm.

   Dia rebah ke lantai kerana keletihan. ― He collapsed to the floor due to exhaustion.

Derived terms

Affixations

• merebah (“to fall; to collapse”)
• merebahkan (“to topple; to lay down”)
• terebah (“collapsed; fallen accidentally”)

Compounds

• rebah bangun (“ups and downs; struggle”)
• rebah rempah (“stumbling; falling rolling”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: rêbah

Further reading

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