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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/təmu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Alternative forms

*tamu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /təmu/

Noun

*təmu

ginger; root plant in the ginger family
turmeric

Descendants

Philippine
- Central Luzon
  - Kapampangan: tamu
- Central Philippine
  - Tagalog: támo
Barito
- East Barito
  - Malagasy: tamotamo
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayic
  - Malay: temu
    - Indonesian: têmu
- Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
  - Balinese: ᬢᬫᬸ (tamu)
  - Sasak: temu
Old Javanese: tĕmu
- Javanese: ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu)
South Sulawesi
- Makassaric
  - Makasar: tammu

Verb

*təmu

to meet, receive
to greet a guest

Descendants

Philippine
- Northern Luzon
  - Isnag: tammó
- Gorontalo–Mongondow
  - Mongondow: tomu
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- Batak
  - Toba Batak: tomu
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayic
  - Malay: temu
    - Indonesian: têmu
- Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
  - Balinese: temu
Old Javanese: tĕmu
- Javanese: ꦠꦼꦩꦸ (temu)
South Sulawesi: *tɨmmu
- Tae': tammu
Celebic
- Tomini–Tolitoli
  - Dampelas: tomu
  - Balaesang: ntomu

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *temu.

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