teman

See also: témán

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay teman, from Classical Malay teman, from Tamil தமன் (tamaṉ, “friend; relative”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪əˈman]
• Hyphenation: tē‧man

Noun

teman (plural teman-teman, first-person possessive temanku, second-person possessive temanmu, third-person possessive temannya)

1. friend

   Kemarin saya pergi ke rumah teman.

   I went to a friend's house yesterday.

   Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, tolan

2. associate, partner: someone who is associated with another in a common activity.

   Synonym: lawan

3. complement, supplement

   Synonym: pelengkap

Pronoun

teman

1. (colloquial, dialectical) First person singular pronoun.

   Synonyms: aku, saya

Affixed terms

• berteman
• menemani
• peneman
• pertemanan

 

Compounds

• teman hidup
• teman nasi
• teman sejawat

 

Further reading

• “teman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil தமன் (tamaṉ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təman/
• Rhymes: -əman, -man, -an

Noun

teman (Jawi spelling تمن‎, plural teman-teman, informal 1st possessive temanku, impolite 2nd possessive temanmu, 3rd possessive temannya)

1. friend (person whose company one enjoys)

Synonyms

• kawan
• rakan
• sahabat

Derived terms

• teman lelaki
• teman wanita

Verb

teman (used in the form menemani)

1. to accompany

Pronoun

teman (Jawi spelling تمن‎)

1. I, me, my

Synonyms

• aku
• saya

See also

Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya / ساي‎ aku/ku- / اکو‎ / كو-‎ (informal/towards God) -ku / -كو‎ (informal possesive) hamba / همبا‎ (dated)	kami / کامي‎ (exclusive) kita / کيت‎ (inclusive)
	Palace Malay	beta / بيتا‎
2nd person	standard	kamu / کامو‎ anda / اندا‎ (formal)
		engkau/kau- / اڠکاو‎/ كاو-‎ (informal/towards God) awak / اوق‎ (friendly/older towards younger) -mu / -مو‎ (possesive)	kalian / کاليان‎
	Palace Malay	tuanku / توانكو‎
3rd person	standard	dia / دي‎ ia / اي‎ beliau / بلياو‎ (honorific) -nya / -ڽ‎ (possesive)	mereka / مريک‎
	Palace Malay	baginda / بݢيندا‎

Further reading

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

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Middle English

Verb

teman

1. Alternative form of temen (“to give birth, to support”)

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *temaną.

Verb

teman

1. to fit, to suit

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: tēmen

Further reading

• “teman”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteː.mɑn/

Verb

tēman (Anglian)

1. Alternative form of tīeman

Conjugation

Conjugation of tēman (weak class 1)

infinitive	tēman	tēmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tēme	tēmde
second person singular	tēmest, tēmst	tēmdest
third person singular	tēmeþ, tēmþ	tēmde
plural	tēmaþ	tēmdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tēme	tēmde
plural	tēmen	tēmden
imperative
singular	tēm
plural	tēmaþ
participle	present	past
	tēmende	(ġe)tēmed

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteman/, [ˈt̪e.mãn]

Verb

teman

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of temer.
2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of temer.
3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of temer.

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Swedish

Noun

teman

1. indefinite plural of tema

Anagrams

• manet, maten, menat, metan