Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/təmu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Alternative forms

• *tamu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təmu/

Etymology 1

Noun

*təmu

1. ginger; root plant in the ginger family
2. 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

Etymology 2

Verb

*təmu

1. to meet, receive
2. 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.