tempias

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampias (“wind-driven rain”). Doublet of bias.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miaŋ/, /təmpias/
  • Rhymes: -əmpias, -mpias, -pias, -ias, -as

Noun

tempias (plural tempias-tempias)

  1. Raindrops (or wave etc.) that spatter or splash in.
  2. (archaic) Sand that scattered.

Adjective

tempias

  1. Deflected, as rain, wave etc.

Further reading

  • “tempias” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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