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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tempayan, nasalization of tapaian. Equivalent to tapai + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: têm‧pa‧yan
Noun
tempayan (plural tempayan-tempayan, first-person possessive tempayanku, second-person possessive tempayanmu, third-person possessive tempayannya)
- large, wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jar
- Synonyms: martaban, pasu, pedena
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Malay
Etymology
Nasalization of tapaian, from tapai + -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
tempayan (Jawi spelling تمڤاين, plural tempayan-tempayan, informal 1st possessive tempayanku, 2nd possessive tempayanmu, 3rd possessive tempayannya)
- large, wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jar
1998 March 5, Guru_besar, “dialog - mat kambing & mat tempayan”, in sg.singnet.language.malay (Usenet):
- (West Kalimantan) large, medium wide-mouthed jar made from cement
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