temu

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Esperanto

Verb

temu

  1. imperative of temi

Iban

Pronunciation

Verb

temu

  1. to know
  2. to understand
  3. to recognise
  4. to meet

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈmu/
  • Hyphenation: tê‧mu

Etymology 1

From Malay temu, from Classical Malay تمو (tĕmu), from Old Malay (tmu), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təmu (to meet, receive; greet a guest), or alternatively from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (guest, visitor). Possible doublet of tamu (guest, visitor).

Verb

têmu

  1. to meet, to encounter
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Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu), from Old Javanese tĕmu, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *temu (turmeric). Compare to Tagalog támo.

Noun

têmu (first-person possessive temuku, second-person possessive temumu, third-person possessive temunya)

  1. curcuma: a plant which the bulb used as (traditional) medical potion.
    temu lawak (Curcuma xanthorthiza)
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Javanese

Romanization

temu

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦼꦩꦸ

Malay

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təmu (to meet, receive; greet a guest), or alternatively from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (guest, visitor). Possible doublet of tamu (guest, visitor).

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay (tmu).

Verb

temu (Jawi spelling تمو)

  1. to meet, to encounter
    Synonyms: jumpa, sua
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Descendants
  • Indonesian: têmu

Etymology 2

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamu (turmeric).

Noun

temu (Jawi spelling تمو, plural temu-temu, informal 1st possessive temuku, 2nd possessive temumu, 3rd possessive temunya)

  1. wild ginger; generic for Curcuma spp. and similar plants
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Polish

Etymology

Dative singular masculine of ten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.mu/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛmu
  • Syllabification: te‧mu

Postposition

temu

  1. ago (before)
    Synonym: wcześniej
    Jak dawno temu?How long ago?
    Dwie godziny temu.Two hours ago.

Pronoun

temu m pers

  1. dative singular of ten

Pronoun

temu n

  1. dative singular of to

Further reading

  • temu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • temu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

Verb

temu

  1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of teme

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

temu (Cyrillic spelling тему)

  1. accusative singular of tema