tepung

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Indonesian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay tepung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təpʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: te‧pung
  • Rhymes: -pʊŋ, -ʊŋ

Noun

têpung (plural tepung-tepung)

  1. flour (ground cereal grains)
  2. mash

Derived terms

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Malay

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Etymology

Cognate to Brunei Malay tapung. Compare Proto-Philippine *tapuŋ (rice flour).

Pronunciation

Noun

tepung (Jawi spelling تڤوڠ, plural tepung-tepung, informal 1st possessive tepungku, 2nd possessive tepungmu, 3rd possessive tepungnya)

  1. flour (ground cereal grains)

Derived terms

compound words

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tepung
  • Brunei Malay: tapung
  • Tausug: tapung
  • Min Nan: 地粉 (tē-hún)

Further reading