different between komku vs kombu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay komku, a blend of komik (“comic”) +? buku (“book”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kom?ku

Noun

komku (plural komku)

1. (comics) A comic originating in Malaysia, regardless of the artistic style.

Hypernyms

• comic

Coordinate terms

• manga - Japanese comics
• manhwa - Korean comics
• manhua - Chinese comics

Anagrams

• kokum

Malay

Etymology

Blend of komik (“comic”) +? buku (“book”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?m.ku/
• Hyphenation: kom?ku
• Rhymes: -ku

Noun

komku (Jawi spelling ??????, plural komku-komku, informal 1st possessive komkuku, impolite 2nd possessive komkumu, 3rd possessive komkunya)

1. (comics) A type of illustration which has story and dialog.
2. (comics) A comic book, regardless of the artistic style.

Hypernyms

• komik

English

Etymology

A modified borrowing from Japanese ?? (???, konbu).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?k?mbu?/
• Hyphenation: kom?bu

Noun

kombu (uncountable)

1. Edible kelp (“a type of brown seaweed”) (from the class Phaeophyceae) used in East Asian cuisine.

Alternative forms

• konbu

Hypernyms

• kelp
• tangle

Related terms

• kombucha

Translations

References

Further reading

• kombu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Esperanto

Verb

kombu

1. imperative of kombi

French

Noun

kombu m (plural kombus)

1. kombu

Japanese

Romanization

kombu

1. R?maji transcription of ???