temu
See also: Temu
Esperanto
Verb
temu
- imperative of temi
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təmu/
Verb
temu
- to know
- to understand
- to recognise
- to meet
Derived terms
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈmu/ [t̪əˈmu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: te‧mu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay temu, from Classical Malay تمو (tĕmu), from Old Malay [script needed] (tmu).
- From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təmu (“to meet, receive; greet a guest”)
- From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (“guest, visitor”). Possibly a doublet of tamu (“guest, visitor”).
Verb
têmu
Derived terms
Compounds
- temu gelang
- temu kader
- temu kangen
- temu karya
- temu lutut
- temu muka
- temu niaga
- temu ramah
- temu usaha
- temu wicara
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu), from Old Javanese tĕmu, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *temu (“turmeric”). Compare to Tagalog támo.
Noun
têmu (plural temu-temu)
- curcuma: a plant which the bulb used as (traditional) medical potion
- temu lawak (Curcuma xanthorthiza)
Derived terms
Compounds
- temu giring
- temu hitam
- temu ireng
- temu kunci
- temu kuning
- temu lawak
- temu lawas
- temu lilin
- temu mangga
- temu putih
- temu putri
- temu rapet
Further reading
- “temu”, 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
Javanese
Romanization
temu
- romanization of ꦠꦼꦩꦸ
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /təˈmu/ [t̪əˈmu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: te‧mu
Etymology 1
First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (tmu).
- From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təmu (“to meet, receive; greet a guest”)
- From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (“guest, visitor”). Possibly a doublet of tamu (“guest, visitor”).
Verb
temu (Jawi spelling تمو)
Derived terms
Affixations
Compounds
- temu bicara
- temu duga
- temu janji
- temu muka
- temu niaga
- temu ramah
- temu usaha
Related terms
Descendants
- > Indonesian: têmu (inherited)
Etymology 2
From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamu (“turmeric”).
Noun
temu (Jawi spelling تمو, plural temu-temu)
- wild ginger; generic for Curcuma spp. and similar plants
Derived terms
Compounds
- temu giring
- temu hitam
- temu kecil
- temu kunci
- temu kuning
- temu kunyit
- temu lawak
- temu lawas
- temu mangga
- temu puteri
- temu putih
- temu raya
Further reading
- “temu”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Polish
Etymology
Dative singular masculine of ten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.mu/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛmu
- Syllabification: te‧mu
Postposition
temu
Pronoun
temu m pers
- dative singular of ten
Pronoun
temu n
- dative singular of to
Further reading
- temu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- temu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [teˈmu]
Verb
temu
- third-person singular simple perfect indicative of teme
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
temu (Cyrillic spelling тему)
- accusative singular of tema