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)
- large, wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jar
- Synonyms: martaban, pasu, pedena
Further reading
- “tempayan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic 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)
- 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
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- (West Kalimantan) large, medium wide-mouthed jar made from cement
Descendants
- Indonesian: tempayan
Further reading
- “tempayan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.