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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lubaŋ.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: lu‧bang
  • IPA(key): /ˈlubaŋ/ [ˈl̪u.baŋ]

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lúbang

  1. mortar

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Iban

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *lubaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ (compare Hawaiian lua), from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (burial pit).

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Noun

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lubang

  1. hole (opening in a solid)
    Jalai nya mayuh lubang ngenjing enda tentu ulih seliahka kerita.
    That road has lots of potholes that cannot be avoided by a car.
  2. source
    Sekumbang musin pengujan tu sigi bejualka ikan nya mih lubang penatai belanja kami menyanak.
    During the monsoon we are selling fish as the only source of income for our family.

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlubaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: lu‧bang

Etymology 1

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From Malay lubang, from Proto-Malayic *lubaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (burial pit). Doublet of lowong and luang.

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lubang (first-person possessive lubangku, second-person possessive lubangmu, third-person possessive lubangnya)

  1. hole:
    lubang pohona tree hollow
    1. opening in a solid.
    2. (physics) in semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
  2. perforation
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Etymology 2

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From Sundanese [Term?].

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lubang (first-person possessive lubangku, second-person possessive lubangmu, third-person possessive lubangnya)

  1. (dialect) big eel

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *lubaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (burial pit). Doublet of lowong and luang.

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lubang (Jawi spelling لوبڠ, plural lubang-lubang, informal 1st possessive lubangku, 2nd possessive lubangmu, 3rd possessive lubangnya)

  1. hole, hollow, orifice, perforation (opening in a solid):
    lubang pohona tree hollow
    1. opening in a solid.
    2. (physics) in semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
  2. pit, cavity

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: lubang
  • English: lobang

References

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “لوبڠ loebang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 122
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لوبڠ lubang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 618
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “lobang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 161

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *lubaŋ (to plant root crop; mortar), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ (hole) (compare Hawaiian lua), from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (burial pit).

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lubang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. hilly country; uneven ground
  2. planting of root crops

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Further reading

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  • lubang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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