Iban
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ibən/
Noun
Iban (plural Ibans or Iban)
Proper noun
Iban
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Iban terms
Anagrams
Atayal
Proper noun
Iban
- a male given name
References
- Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Iban”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Aboriginal Names in Taiwan][1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples
Iban
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ibah-an, from Proto-Austronesian *ibaS (“companion, close relative, other one”). Cognate with Ibatan iban (“companion”), Cebuano íban (“other”), Nias iwa (“tribe”) and Bima iwa (“friend, close relative”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.ban/
- Rhymes: -iban
- Hyphenation: I‧ban
Proper noun
Iban
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈiban/ [ˈi.ban]
- Rhymes: -iban
- Syllabification: I‧ban
Proper noun
Iban
Further reading
- “Iban” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiban/ [ˈi.ban]
Proper noun
Iban (Jawi spelling ايبن)
Further reading
- “Iban” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.