ᬢᬫᬸ

Balinese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tamu/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Javanese tamu (“guest”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (“guest, visitor”).

Noun

ᬢᬫᬸ (tamu) (andap)

  1. guest
    Synonym: (kasar) ᬢᬫ᭄ᬬᬸ (tamyu)

Etymology 2

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *temu (“turmeric”)

Noun

ᬢᬫᬸ (tamu)

  1. turmeric

Further reading
  • “tamu” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
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