tempurung

Malay

Etymology

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Figurative sense in reference to saying katak di bawah tempurung (lit. “frog in a coconut shell”).

Noun

tempurung (Jawi spelling تمڤوروڠ, plural tempurung-tempurung)

  1. concave body of something
    tempurung kepala: cranium
    tempurung rebab: body of a rebab
    1. coconut shell, ellipsis of tempurung kelapa
  2. (figurative, Malaysia) secluded or isolated environment that unilaterally reinforces one's own views or beliefs – a bubble or an echo chamber

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • tempurung lutut
  • tempurung kelapa
  • tempurung kepala

Derived terms

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تمڤورڠ tĕmporong”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 87
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تمڤورڠ tĕmporong or tĕmpurong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 156-7
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tĕmpurong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 565
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