timur

See also: Timur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay timur, from Proto-Malayic *timur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /timʊr/
• Rhymes: -imʊr, -mʊr, -ʊr

Noun

timur (first-person possessive timurku, second-person possessive timurmu, third-person possessive timurnya)

1. East, one of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as T.

Adjective

timur

1. East,
   1. Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
   2. (meteorology) wind from the east
   3. Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
   4. From the East; oriental.
   5. From the Eastern Indonesia.

See also

• (compass points) mata angin;

barat laut	utara	timur laut
barat		timur
barat daya	selatan	tenggara

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦠꦶꦩꦸꦂ
• Roman: timoer

Adjective

timur (ngoko nom, krama nèm, krama inggil timur)

1. Krama inggil of nom.

References

• “[ timur]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].

Malay

Alternative forms

• timor
• Timor

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *timur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /timo(r)/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /timʊ(r)/
• Rhymes: -imo(r), -mo(r), -o(r)

Noun

timur (Jawi spelling تيمور‎, informal 1st possessive timurku, 2nd possessive timurmu, 3rd possessive timurnya)

1. east (compass point)

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) mata angin;

barat laut	utara	timur laut
barat		timur
barat daya	selatan	tenggara

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• ketimuran [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• ketimuran [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)

Descendants

• Indonesian: timur

Adjective

timur (Jawi spelling تيمور‎)

1. east (in or towards the east)
2. east (meteorology: wind from the east)
3. east (of or pertaining to the east)
4. east (from the East)

Further reading

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