teman

See also: témán

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil தமன் (tamaṉ, “friend; relative”).

Noun

teman (plural, 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

• kawan, sobat

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

1. friend (person whose company one enjoys)

Synonyms

• kawan
• rakan
• sahabat

Verb

teman (used in the form menemani)

1. to accompany

Pronoun

teman

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 / كاليان‎
	Palace Malay	tuanku / توانكو‎
3rd person	standard	dia / دي‎ ia / اي‎ beliau / بلياو‎ (honorific) -nya / -ڽ‎ (possesive)	mereka / مريک‎
	Palace Malay	baginda / بڬيندا‎

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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	present	past
1st-person singular	tēme	tēmde
2nd-person singular	tēmest, tēmst	tēmdest
3rd-person singular	tēmeþ, tēmþ	tēmde
plural	tēmaþ	tēmdon
subjunctive	present	past
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/, [ˈt̪emãn]

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