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rabuk

Pronunciation: /ˈrabuk/

“rabuk” is a Malay word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. tinder; touchwood (usually soft dusty material found in bamboo and inflammable)
  2. ash that does not crumble readily

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabuk (“decaying wood; dust, powder”).

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