Iban

See also: iban and IBAN

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ibən/

Noun

Iban (plural Ibans or Iban)

  1. A member of a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo.

Proper noun

Iban

  1. The Malayic language of these people.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Iban terms

Anagrams

Atayal

Proper noun

Iban

  1. 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

  1. Iban (a member of a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo)
  2. The Malayic language of these people.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Iban Iban.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Iban

  1. Iban (a member of a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo)
  2. The Malayic language of these people.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Iban Iban.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiban/ [ˈi.ban]

Proper noun

Iban (Jawi spelling ايبن)

  1. Iban (a member of a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo)
  2. The Malayic language of these people.

Further reading