ꦠꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦂ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese tĕmpur (to knock against each other; to clash and become one heap or mass), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *puh (to slap, hit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təm.pur/
  • Rhymes: -pur
  • Hyphenation: tem‧pur

Noun

ꦠꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦂ (tempur)

  1. confluence

Verb

ꦠꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦂ (tempur)

  1. to buy up dehusked rice

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tempur

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “tempur”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN