tempurung

Malay

Etymology

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Figurative sense in reference to saying katak di bawah tempurung (lit. “frog in a coconut shell”).

Noun

tempurung (Jawi spelling تمڤوروڠ, plural tempurung-tempurung, informal 1st possessive tempurungku, 2nd possessive tempurungmu, 3rd possessive tempurungnya)

1. concave body of something

   tempurung kepala: cranium

   tempurung rebab: body of a rebab

   1. coconut shell, ellipsis of tempurung kelapa
2. (figurative, Malaysia) secluded or isolated environment that unilaterally reinforces one's own views or beliefs – a bubble or an echo chamber

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• tempurung lutut
• tempurung kepala

Derived terms

• katak di bawah tempurung

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تمڤورڠ tĕmporong”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 87
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تمڤورڠ tĕmporong or tĕmpurong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 156-7
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tĕmpurong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 565