tempurung
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Malay
[edit]Etymology
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Figurative sense in reference to saying katak di bawah tempurung (lit. “frog in a coconut shell”).
Noun
[edit]tempurung (Jawi spelling تمڤوروڠ, plural tempurung-tempurung, informal 1st possessive tempurungku, 2nd possessive tempurungmu, 3rd possessive tempurungnya)
- concave body of something
- (figurative, Malaysia) secluded or isolated environment that unilaterally reinforces one's own views or beliefs – a bubble or an echo chamber
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[edit]References
[edit]- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تمڤورڠ tĕmporong”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 87
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تمڤورڠ tĕmporong or tĕmpurong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 156-7
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tĕmpurong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 565