tempayan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tempayan, nasalization of tapaian. Equivalent to tapai +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təmˈpajan/ [t̪əmˈpa.jan]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: tem‧pa‧yan

Noun

tempayan (plural tempayan-tempayan)

1. large, wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jar

   Synonyms: martaban, pasu, pedena

Further reading

• “tempayan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Nasalization of tapaian, from tapai +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təmpajan/
• Rhymes: -ajan, -jan, -an
• Hyphenation: tem‧pa‧yan

Noun

tempayan (Jawi spelling تمڤاين, plural tempayan-tempayan or tempayan²)

1. large, wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jar
   • 1998 March 5, Guru_besar, “dialog - mat kambing & mat tempayan”, in sg.singnet.language.malay (Usenet):

     Mat tempayan

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (West Kalimantan) large, medium wide-mouthed jar made from cement

Derived terms

• roti tempayan

Descendants

• Indonesian: tempayan

Further reading

• “tempayan”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017