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Etymology
Borrowed from Malay tempoh, tempo, from Classical Malay تمڤه (tempoh), Dutch tempo from Italian tempo, or from Portuguese tempo, ultimately from Latin tempus (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”).
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /timpu/
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: tim‧pu
Noun
timpu (Sulat Sūg spelling تِمْفُ)
- climatic season, season (of the occurrence of something which occurs at intervals)
Ayaw kamu magtulak bang timpu mahangin.- Don’t sail if it is the windy season.
- Synonyms: musim, waktu
- a period of time
Timpu Jipun siya piyagꞌanak.- He was born during the Japanese period.
- Synonym: masa
- the length of time one stays in prison
Pila tahun in timpu mu?- How many years will be your length of time in jail?
- Synonym: lugay
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