tĕmu
Old Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təmu/
Etymology 1
Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (“guest, visitor”). Compare to Old Javanese tamu (“guest, visitor”).
Noun
tĕmu
- meeting, encounter
Descendants
- Javanese: ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu, “to meet”).
- → Balinese: ᬢᭂᬫᬸ (temu, “to meet”).
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamu₂ (“turmeric”).
Noun
tĕmu
- a kind of plant
Descendants
- Javanese: ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu, “ginger root”).
- → Indonesian: temu
- Balinese: ᬢᭂᬫᬸ (temu, “ginger root”).