Iban

See also: iban and IBAN

English

Iban girls in traditional costume.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ibən/

Noun

Iban (plural Ibans or Iban)

1. A member of a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo.

   Synonym: Sea Dayak

Proper noun

Iban

1. The Malayic language of these people.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Iban terms

Anagrams

• AIBN, Bain, Bian, Bina, Nabi, bain, bani, nabi, naib

Atayal

Proper noun

Iban

1. a male given name

References

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Iban”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ibah-an, from Proto-Austronesian *ibaS (“companion, close relative, other one”). Cognate with Ibatan iban (“companion”), Cebuano íban (“other”), Nias iwa (“tribe”) and Bima iwa (“friend, close relative”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ban/
• Rhymes: -iban
• Hyphenation: I‧ban

Proper noun

Iban

1. Iban (a member of a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo)
2. The Malayic language of these people.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Iban Iban.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈiban/ [ˈi.ban]
• Rhymes: -iban
• Syllabification: I‧ban

Proper noun

Iban

1. Iban (a member of a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo)
2. The Malayic language of these people.

Further reading

• “Iban”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Iban Iban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiban/ [ˈʔi.ban]

Proper noun

Iban (Jawi spelling ايبن)

1. Iban (a member of a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo)
2. The Malayic language of these people.

Further reading

• "Iban" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "Iban" at PRPM first version)