ꦠꦼꦩꦸ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təmu/
• Hyphenation: te‧mu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese tĕmu (“meeting, joining, touching”), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təmu (“to meet, receive; greet a guest”), or alternatively from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (“guest, visitor”). Doublet of ꦠꦩꦸ (tamu).

Verb

ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu)

1. (ngoko) to meet

   Synonym: (krama) ꦥꦔ꧀ꦒꦶꦃ (panggih)

Derived terms

• ꦏꦼꦠꦼꦩꦸ (ketemu)
• ꦠꦶꦤꦼꦩꦸ (tinemu)
• ꦠꦼꦠꦼꦩꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (tetemon)
• ꦠꦼꦩꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (temon)
• ꦤꦼꦩꦸ (nemu)
• ꦤꦼꦩꦺꦴꦏꦏꦺ (nemokaké)
• ꦤꦼꦩꦺꦴꦤꦶ (nemoni)
• ꦥꦠꦼꦩꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (patemon)
• ꦥꦤꦼꦩꦸ (panemu)

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese tĕmu (“particular kind of plant”), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *temu (“turmeric”).

Noun

ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu)

1. ginger root

Derived terms

• ꦤꦼꦩꦸ (nemu)

 

• ꦠꦼꦩꦸꦏꦸꦤꦶꦁ (temukuning)
• ꦠꦼꦩꦸꦒꦶꦫꦶꦁ (temugiring)
• ꦠꦼꦩꦸꦒꦼꦭꦁ (temugelang)
• ꦠꦼꦩꦸꦠꦲꦸꦤ꧀ (temutahun)
• ꦠꦼꦩꦸꦥꦸꦠꦶꦃ (temuputih)
• ꦠꦼꦩꦸꦥꦺꦏ꧀ (temupék)
• ꦠꦼꦩꦸꦥꦺꦴꦃ (temupoh)
• ꦠꦼꦩꦸꦫꦺꦴꦱꦺ (temurosé)
• ꦠꦼꦩꦸꦭꦮꦏ꧀ (temulawak)
• ꦠꦼꦩꦸꦲꦶꦉꦁ (temuhireng)

 

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “temu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN