temu

See also: Temu

Esperanto

Verb

temu

  1. imperative of temi

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təmu/

Verb

temu

  1. to know
  2. to understand
  3. to recognise
  4. to meet

Derived terms

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay temu, from Classical Malay تمو (tĕmu), from Old Malay [script needed] (tmu).

Verb

têmu

  1. to meet, to encounter
    Synonyms: jumpa, sua
Derived terms
Affixations
Compounds
  • temu balik (retrieval)
  • temu belakang
  • temu bicara
  • temu cakap
  • temu duga (interview)
  • temu gelang
  • temu janji (appoinment)
  • temu kader
  • temu kangen
  • temu karya (workshop)
  • temu kenal (identification)
  • temu lutut
  • temu manten
  • temu muka (face to face)
  • temu niaga
  • temu punggung
  • temu ramah
  • temu raya (a congregation of people; assembly)
  • temu roma
  • temu tengkar
  • temu usaha
  • temu wicara
  • temu wirasa
  • bidang temu (geological interface)
  • janji temu
  • pemaut temu
  • sambungan temu
  • sudut temu (angle of convergence)
  • tanggam temu (butt joint)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu), from Old Javanese tĕmu, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *temu (turmeric). Compare to Tagalog támo.

Noun

têmu (plural temu-temu)

  1. curcuma: a plant which the bulb used as (traditional) medical potion
    temu lawak (Curcuma xanthorthiza)
Derived terms
Compounds
  • temu dekunci (fingerroot ginger)
  • temu giring (Curcuma heyneana)
  • temu hitam (Curcuma aeruginosa)
  • temu ireng (Curcuma aeruginosa)
  • temu kecil
  • temu kunci (fingerroot ginger)
  • temu kuning
  • temu kunyit
  • temu lawak (Javanese ginger)
  • temu lawas
  • temu lilin
  • temu mangga
  • temu putih
  • temu putri
  • temu rapet

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

temu

  1. romanization of ꦠꦼꦩꦸ

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /təˈmu/ [t̪əˈmu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: te‧mu

Etymology 1

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (tmu).

Verb

temu (Jawi spelling تمو)

  1. to meet, to encounter
    Synonyms: jumpa, sua
Derived terms
Affixations
Compounds
  • temu bicara
  • temu duga
  • temu janji
  • temu muka
  • temu niaga
  • temu ramah
  • temu usaha
Descendants
  • > Indonesian: têmu (inherited)

Etymology 2

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamu (turmeric).

Noun

temu (Jawi spelling تمو, plural temu-temu or temu2)

  1. wild ginger; generic for Curcuma spp. and similar plants
Derived terms
Compounds

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Dative singular masculine of ten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.mu/
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  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmu
  • Syllabification: te‧mu

Postposition

temu

  1. ago (before)
    Synonym: wcześniej
    Jak dawno temu?How long ago?
    Dwie godziny temu.Two hours ago.

Pronoun

temu m pers

  1. dative singular of ten

Pronoun

temu n

  1. dative singular of to

Further reading

  • temu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • temu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [teˈmu]

Verb

temu

  1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of teme

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

temu (Cyrillic spelling тему)

  1. accusative singular of tema