tampuk

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tampuk₃ (“stem, stalk of a plant”).

The sense of "stigmatic lobe" is probably a misconception with the pattern of tampuk manggis as it is actually refers to the pedicel parts of the fruit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtampuk/, [ˈt̪am.puʔ]
• Rhymes: -ampuk, -mpuk, -puk, -uk

Noun

tampuk (plural tampuk-tampuk, informal 1st possessive tampukku, 2nd possessive tampukmu, 3rd possessive tampuknya)

1. (botany) pedicel, the end of the stem where the fruit is attached (usually include the sepal).

   tampuk manggis ― pedicel of a mangosteen

2. (colloquial, of garcinias) a stigmatic lobe left when a fruit ripe (i.e. on mangosteen, kecupu, gelugur etc.).
3. (anatomy) a hilus.
4. handle of a tool or similar object.
5. (figurative) position of a leader.

Synonyms

• (stalk) gagang
• (position) pucuk

Derived terms

• tampuk manggis

 

• tampuk pinang

 

• tampuk pistol

 

• tampuk kepimpinan

 

Further reading

• “tampuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.