bembe

See also: bembé

English

Noun

bembe (plural bembes)

  1. Alternative spelling of bemba.

Anagrams

Makasar

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Sundanese embé, Buginese bembe'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbembe/, [ˈɓɛ̃m.bɛ]
  • Hyphenation: bem‧be

Noun

bembe (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨅᨙ)

  1. goat (animal)

Compounds

  • bembe gana
  • bembe laki

Further reading

  • A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek[1], Brill, →DOI

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbembeʔ/ [ˈbɛm.bɛʔ]
  • Rhymes: -embeʔ
  • Syllabification: bem‧be

Noun

bembè (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜒ)

  1. alternative form of baimbi