tebing

Inherited from Malay tebing.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təˈbiŋ/ [t̪əˈbiŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: te‧bing

tebing (uncountable)

1. steep bank, escarpment.
2. slope.

• “tebing”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

tebing

1. pierced hole (in one's nose or ear)

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tebing (Jawi spelling تبيڠ, plural tebing-tebing or tebing²)

1. edge; bank (of a river, canal, or beach).
2. raised shelf.

• > Indonesian: tebing (inherited)

• "tebing" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017