tebus

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• teboes (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈbʊs/
• Rhymes: -bʊs
• Hyphenation: tê‧bus

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tebus, from Proto-Malayic *təbus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbus.

Cognates

Cognate with Toba Batak tobus, Tagalog tubos, Cebuano tubos, Kisar keuhu.

Verb

têbus (active menebus, passive ditebus, perefective passive tertebus)

1. (transitive) to redeem
   1. to recover ownership of something by buying it back
   2. to liberate by payment of a ransom
   3. to clear, release from debt or blame
   4. (finance) to convert (some bond or security) into cash
   5. to save from a state of sin (and from its consequences)
   6. to restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something

Derived terms

• penebus
• penebusan
• tebusan
• tertebus

Etymology 2

Verb

tebus

1. nonstandard form of tembus.

Kavalan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *təbuS.

Noun

tebus

1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbus. Compare Tagalog tubos and Toba Batak tobus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.bus/
• Rhymes: -bus, -us
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [t̪ə.ˈbʊs, -bos, -bo̞s]

Verb

tebus (Jawi spelling تبوس)

1. to redeem or ransom
   • 2022 January 4, “Lebih 280,000 surat dihantar ke isi rumah agar tebus baucar pengangkutan awam $30”, in Berita Harian Singapura:

     Lebih 280,000 surat telah dihantar kepada isi rumah di Singapura bagi memaklumkan mereka agar menebus baucar pengangkutan awam $30 yang boleh digunakan untuk menokok kad tambang atau membeli pas konsesi bulanan. Semua baucar mesti ditebus menjelang 31 Mac 2023.

     Over 280,000 letters have been sent to households in Singapore informing them to redeem $30 public transport vouchers that can be used to top up fare cards or to purchase monthly concession passes. All vouchers must be redeemed by March 31, 2023.

   • 2022 April 20, Afifi Hafiz Mohd Nor, “Infak barangan kitar semula, bantu rumah kebajikan tebus wang tunai”, in Utusan Malaysia:

     Katanya, rumah kebajikan berkenaan pula akan mendapatkan mata ganjaran yang boleh ditebus dengan wang tunai mengikut barang-barang yang diserahkan tersebut.

     He said, the welfare home will get reward points that can be redeemed with cash according to the items handed over.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penebus [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penebusan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• tebusan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menebus [agent focus] (meN-)
• ditebus [patient focus] (di-)
• tertebus [agentless action] (teR-)
• bertebus [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: tebus

Further reading

• “tebus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *təbuS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.ˈbus/, [t(ə).ˈbus]

Noun

tebus

1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)