Esperanto edit

Verb edit

temu

  1. imperative of temi

Iban edit

Pronunciation edit

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temu

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

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Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /təˈmu/
  • Hyphenation: tê‧mu

Etymology 1 edit

From Malay temu, from Classical Malay تمو (tĕmu), from Old Malay [script needed] (tmu), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təmu (to meet, receive; greet a guest), or alternatively from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (guest, visitor). Possible doublet of tamu (guest, visitor).

Verb edit

têmu

  1. to meet, to encounter
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Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

têmu (first-person possessive temuku, second-person possessive temumu, third-person possessive temunya)

  1. curcuma: a plant which the bulb used as (traditional) medical potion.
    temu lawak (Curcuma xanthorthiza)
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Javanese edit

Romanization edit

temu

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦼꦩꦸ

Malay edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təmu (to meet, receive; greet a guest), or alternatively from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (guest, visitor). Possible doublet of tamu (guest, visitor).

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

Verb edit

temu (Jawi spelling تمو)

  1. to meet, to encounter
    Synonyms: jumpa, sua
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Descendants edit
  • Indonesian: têmu

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

temu (Jawi spelling تمو, plural temu-temu, informal 1st possessive temuku, 2nd possessive temumu, 3rd possessive temunya)

  1. wild ginger; generic for Curcuma spp. and similar plants
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Polish edit

Etymology edit

Dative singular masculine of ten.

Pronunciation edit

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

Postposition edit

temu

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

Pronoun edit

temu m pers

  1. dative singular of ten

Pronoun edit

temu n

  1. dative singular of to

Further reading edit

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

Romanian edit

Pronunciation edit

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temu

  1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of teme

Serbo-Croatian edit

Noun edit

temu (Cyrillic spelling тему)

  1. accusative singular of tema