tempayan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tempayan, nasalization of tapaian. Equivalent to tapai +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪əmˈpajan]
• Hyphenation: têm‧pa‧yan

Noun

tempayan (plural tempayan-tempayan, first-person possessive tempayanku, second-person possessive tempayanmu, third-person possessive tempayannya)

1. large, wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jar

   Synonyms: martaban, pasu, pedena

Further reading

• “tempayan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Nasalization of tapaian, from tapai +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təmpajan/
• Rhymes: -ajan, -jan, -an
• Hyphenation: tem‧pa‧yan

Noun

tempayan (Jawi spelling تمڤاين, plural tempayan-tempayan, informal 1st possessive tempayanku, 2nd possessive tempayanmu, 3rd possessive tempayannya)

1. large, wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jar
   • 1998 March 5, Guru_besar, “dialog - mat kambing & mat tempayan”, in sg.singnet.language.malay (Usenet):

     Mat tempayan

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (West Kalimantan) large, medium wide-mouthed jar made from cement

Derived terms

• roti tempayan

Descendants

• Indonesian: tempayan

Further reading

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