tĕmu

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Old Javanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (“guest, visitor”). Compare to Old Javanese tamu (“guest, visitor”).

Noun

tĕmu

  1. meeting, encounter
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu, “to meet”).
  • → Balinese: ᬢᭂᬫᬸ (temu, “to meet”).

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamu₂ (“turmeric”).

Noun

tĕmu

  1. a kind of plant
Descendants

References

  • "tĕmu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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