tempias

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampias (“wind-driven rain”). Doublet of bias.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miaŋ/, /təmpias/
  • Rhymes: -əmpias, -mpias, -pias, -ias, -as

Noun

tempias (plural tempias-tempias or tempias2)

  1. Raindrops (or wave etc.) that spatter or splash in.
  2. (archaic) Sand that scattered.

Adjective

tempias (comparative lebih tempias, superlative paling tempias)

  1. Deflected, as rain, wave etc.

Further reading

  • "tempias" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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