tĕmu

Old Javanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /təmu/

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (“guest, visitor”). Compare to Old Javanese tamu (“guest, visitor”).

Noun

tĕmu

  1. meeting, encounter
Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu, “to meet”).
  • → Balinese: ᬢᭂᬫᬸ (temu, “to meet”).

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamu₂ (“turmeric”).

Noun

tĕmu

  1. a kind of plant
Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu, “ginger root”).
    • → Indonesian: temu
  • Balinese: ᬢᭂᬫᬸ (temu, “ginger root”).
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