Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
timur. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
timur, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
timur in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
timur you have here. The definition of the word
timur will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
timur, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *timur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
timur
- East
Adjective
timur
- East,
- Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
- (meteorology) wind from the east
- Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
- From the East; oriental.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay timur, from Proto-Malayic *timur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
timur (first-person possessive timurku, second-person possessive timurmu, third-person possessive timurnya)
- East, one of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as T.
Adjective
timur
- East,
- Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
- (meteorology) wind from the east
- Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
- From the East; oriental.
- From the Eastern Indonesia.
See also
Javanese
Romanization
timur
- Romanization of ꦠꦶꦩꦸꦂ
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *timur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
timur (Jawi spelling تيمور, informal 1st possessive timurku, 2nd possessive timurmu, 3rd possessive timurnya)
- east (compass point)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Descendants
Adjective
timur (Jawi spelling تيمور)
- east (in or towards the east)
- east (meteorology: wind from the east)
- east (of or pertaining to the east)
- east (from the East)
Further reading
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.mur/
- Rhymes: -mur
- Hyphenation: ti‧mur
Noun
timur
- east
- Synonyms: indradeśa, indradiśa, indradik, pūrwa, timur, wetan
Adjective
timur
- east
- Synonyms: indradeśa, indradiśa, indradik, pūrwa, timur, wetan
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "timur" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.