tempe

From Indonesian tempe.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtempe/, [ˈt̪e̞mpe̞]
• Rhymes: -empe
• Syllabification^(key): tem‧pe

tempe

1. tempeh

• temple

From Vulgar Latin *tempula, from Latin tempora, originally an accusative plural form of tempus.

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃p/

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tempe f (plural tempes)

1. (anatomy) temple
   • 1829, Victor Hugo, Le Dernier Jour d’un condamné:

     ...une sueur glacée est sortie à la fois de tous mes membres, j’ai senti mes tempes se gonfler, et j’avais les oreilles pleines de bourdonnements.

     ice-cold sweat dripped of every part of my body at the same time, I felt my temples swell, and there was a deafening hum in my ears.

• “tempe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Possibly from Old Javanese tumpi (a food made from starch and tempeh) or Indonesian tapai (“fermentation”).

tempe

1. tempeh

• → Dutch: tempé
• → French: tempeh, tempé
• → English: tempeh

• “tempe” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

• tempeh (nonstandard)

Possibly from Old Javanese tumpi (a food made from starch and tempeh) or Malay tapai (“fermentation”).

• IPA^(key): /tempe/
• Rhymes: -empe, -pe, -e
• Hyphenation: tem‧pe

tempe (Jawi spelling تيمڤي‎, plural tempe-tempe, informal 1st possessive tempeku, 2nd possessive tempemu, 3rd possessive tempenya)

1. tempeh

• “tempe” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.