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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈru.bah]
  • Hyphenation: ru‧bah

Etymology 1

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From Malay rubah.

Noun

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rubah (plural rubah-rubah)

  1. fox (Vulpes vulpes).

Etymology 2

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Rebracketing of forms like berubah (ber- +‎ ubah) as (be- +‎ rubah). Originally from Sanskrit उभा (ubhā, to erect). Probably inherited from Malay. Occurred in some Malay dialects.

Verb

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rubah (root imperative rubah, active transitive merubah, active intransitive berubah, ordinary passive dirubah, adversative passive terubah)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ubah (to change).

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Malay

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Persian روباه (rubâh), from Middle Persian lwpʾh (rōbāh, fox), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *laupāća, diminutive of *laupi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- ((red) fox).

Noun

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rubah (Jawi spelling روبه, plural rubah-rubah, informal 1st possessive rubahku, 2nd possessive rubahmu, 3rd possessive rubahnya)

  1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    Synonym: musang
Descendants
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  • Indonesian: rubah

Etymology 2

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Rebracketing of berubah (ber- +‎ ubah) as (be- +‎ rubah ). Originally from Sanskrit उभा (ubhā, to erect).

Verb

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rubah (Jawi spelling روبه)

  1. (archaic) to change
    Synonyms: tukar, ubah
    Buku ini telah merubah hidupku.
    This book has changed my life.
Derived terms
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Further reading

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