teman

See also: témán and Teman

Galician

Verb

teman

  1. inflection of temer:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay teman, from Classical Malay [script needed] (teman), from Tamil தமன் (tamaṉ, friend; relative). Mostly displaced native kawan as the word subsequently became considered 'animalistic' to be used for humans, whence Standard Malay still uses it more often than kawan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈman/ [t̪əˈman]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: te‧man
  • Rhymes: -man, -an, -n

Noun

têman (plural teman-teman)

  1. friend
    Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, tolan
    Kemarin aku pergi ke rumah teman.
    I went to a friend's house yesterday.
  2. associate, partner: someone who is associated with another in a common activity
    Antonym: lawan
  3. (colloquial) complement, supplement
    Synonym: pelengkap

Pronoun

têman

  1. (colloquial, dialectal) first person singular pronoun.
    Synonyms: aku, saya

Derived terms

Affixations
Compounds

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil தமன் (tamaṉ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təman/
  • Rhymes: -əman, -man, -an

Noun

teman (Jawi spelling تمن, plural teman-teman or teman2)

  1. friend (person whose company one enjoys)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

teman (used in the form menemani)

  1. to accompany

Pronoun

teman (Jawi spelling تمن)

  1. I, me, my

Synonyms

See also

Malay personal pronouns
Singular Plural
1st person

saya1
aku3

kita4
kami2 & 5
kita orang3 & 5

2nd person

awak1
anda2
awda8
(eng)kau3
kamu3

(2nd person) + semua6
kalian2
(eng)kau orang3

3rd person

dia
ia
beliau7
-nya2

mereka2
dia orang3

1 Polite.
2 Formal.
3 Informal.
4 Includes the listener (inclusive).
5 Excludes the listener (exclusive).
6 Formality depends on the second person pronoun used.
7 Honorific.
8 Formal (Brunei).

Notes:
  • This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area.
  • The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
  • The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely (as an object or possessor).
  • The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers.
See each entry for more information.

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

teman

  1. (Early Middle English, Worcestershire) alternative form of temen (to bear, to support)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *temaną.

Verb

teman

  1. to fit, to suit

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: tēmen

Further reading

  • teman”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteː.mɑn/

Verb

tēman (Anglian)

  1. alternative form of tīeman

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteman/ [ˈt̪e.mãn]
  • Rhymes: -eman
  • Syllabification: te‧man

Verb

teman

  1. third-person plural present indicative of temar
  2. inflection of temer:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

teman

  1. indefinite plural of tema

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