imbas

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay imbas.

Pronunciation

Noun

imbas (plural imbas-imbas)

  1. current
    1. air current; generally unidirectional movement of a gas.
    2. a flow, a stream, a tendency or a course of events.
    3. electrical current, the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.
  2. noxious air
  3. effect
  4. impact
  5. (chiefly physics) induction
    Synonym: induksi

Derived terms

  • berimbas
  • imbasan
  • mengimbas
  • mengimbasi
  • mengimbaskan
  • pengimbas
  • pengimbasan
  • terimbas

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈimbas/
  • Rhymes: -mbas, -bas, -as

Etymology 1

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Verb

imbas (Jawi spelling ايمبس)

  1. (obsolete) to sway (of a pendulum)
    Synonym: ayun
  2. (computing) to scan

Derived terms

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “imbas”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 426

Etymology 2

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Noun

imbas (Jawi spelling ايمبس, plural imbas-imbas)

  1. (obsolete) air currents following a passing object
  2. (obsolete) surrounding air, atmosphere
    1. (obsolete) miasma, space surrounding a sick person
  3. aura
  4. a glimpse; a glance

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “امبس imbas”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 19
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ايمبس imbas”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 34
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “imbas”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 426

Further reading