teumu

Sundanese

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təmu (“to meet, receive; greet a guest”). Doublet with standard Sundanese timu.

Verb

teumu

1. (Banten) to meet

   Synonyms: amprok, timu, tepang, panggih, tepung, pendak

   • 1912, Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal-. Land-, en Volkenkunde, volume LIV (overall work in Dutch), "Oa Djeung Aul":

     Laju bae ngomong: "Oh, atuh kamayangan, kabeneran jasa ngaing pateumu jeung dia...

     Then he replied: "Oh, what a delight, what a coincidence I met you"...