tempe

See also: Tempe, tempé, and temꝑe

English

Noun

tempe (countable and uncountable, plural tempes)

1. Alternative form of tempeh.

Finnish

Etymology

From Indonesian tempe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtempe/, [ˈt̪e̞mpe̞]
• Rhymes: -empe
• Syllabification^(key): tem‧pe
• Hyphenation^(key): tem‧pe

Noun

tempe

1. tempeh

Declension

Inflection of tempe (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		tempe	—
genitive		tempen	—
partitive		tempeä	—
illative		tempeen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		tempe	—
accusative	nom.	tempe	—
	gen.	tempen
genitive		tempen	—
partitive		tempeä	—
inessive		tempessä	—
elative		tempestä	—
illative		tempeen	—
adessive		tempellä	—
ablative		tempeltä	—
allative		tempelle	—
essive		tempenä	—
translative		tempeksi	—
abessive		tempettä	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tempe (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tempeni — accusative nom. tempeni — gen. tempeni genitive tempeni — partitive tempeäni — inessive tempessäni — elative tempestäni — illative tempeeni — adessive tempelläni — ablative tempeltäni — allative tempelleni — essive tempenäni — translative tempekseni — abessive tempettäni — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tempesi — accusative nom. tempesi — gen. tempesi genitive tempesi — partitive tempeäsi — inessive tempessäsi — elative tempestäsi — illative tempeesi — adessive tempelläsi — ablative tempeltäsi — allative tempellesi — essive tempenäsi — translative tempeksesi — abessive tempettäsi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tempemme — accusative nom. tempemme — gen. tempemme genitive tempemme — partitive tempeämme — inessive tempessämme — elative tempestämme — illative tempeemme — adessive tempellämme — ablative tempeltämme — allative tempellemme — essive tempenämme — translative tempeksemme — abessive tempettämme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tempenne — accusative nom. tempenne — gen. tempenne genitive tempenne — partitive tempeänne — inessive tempessänne — elative tempestänne — illative tempeenne — adessive tempellänne — ablative tempeltänne — allative tempellenne — essive tempenänne — translative tempeksenne — abessive tempettänne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative tempensä — accusative nom. tempensä — gen. tempensä genitive tempensä — partitive tempeään tempeänsä — inessive tempessään tempessänsä — elative tempestään tempestänsä — illative tempeensä — adessive tempellään tempellänsä — ablative tempeltään tempeltänsä — allative tempelleen tempellensä — essive tempenään tempenänsä — translative tempekseen tempeksensä — abessive tempettään tempettänsä — instructive — — comitative — —

Further reading

• “tempe”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Alternative forms

• temple

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tempula, from Latin tempora, originally an accusative plural form of tempus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃p/

• Audio:

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Noun

tempe f (plural tempes)

1. (anatomy) temple
   • 1829, Victor Hugo, Le Dernier Jour d’un condamné:

     ...une sueur glacée est sortie à la fois de tous mes membres, j’ai senti mes tempes se gonfler, et j’avais les oreilles pleines de bourdonnements.

     ice-cold sweat dripped of every part of my body at the same time, I felt my temples swell, and there was a deafening hum in my ears.

Further reading

• “tempe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

Possibly from Old Javanese tumpi (a food made from starch and tempeh) or Indonesian tapai (“fermentation”).

Noun

tempe

1. tempeh

Descendants

• → Dutch: tempé
• → French: tempeh, tempé
• → English: tempeh

Further reading

• “tempe”, 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

Alternative forms

• tempeh (nonstandard)

Etymology

Possibly from Old Javanese tumpi (a food made from starch and tempeh) or Malay tapai (“fermentation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tempe/
• Rhymes: -empe, -pe, -e
• Hyphenation: tem‧pe

Noun

tempe (Jawi spelling تيمڤي, plural tempe-tempe or tempe²)

1. tempeh

Further reading

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