timur

timur

See also: Timur

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. east (compass point)

Coordinate terms

• (compass point): selatan, barat, utara

Adjective

timur

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)

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Malay

Alternative forms

• timor
• Timor

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *timur (compare Indonesian timur), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ (compare Tagalog timog (“south”)), from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ (compare Kavalan timur (“south”)).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

timur

1. east (compass point)

Coordinate terms

• (compass point): selatan, barat, utara

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Affixed derivations:

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

Adjective

timur

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)