teropong

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay teropong (“binoculars”). By surface analysis, topong (“a tall, stiff, hard hat worn as jewelry”) +‎ -er- (“nominative infix”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təˈropoŋ/ [t̪əˈro.pɔŋ]
• Rhymes: -opoŋ
• Syllabification: te‧ro‧pong

Noun

têropong (plural teropong-teropong)

1. binoculars

   Synonym: keker

Derived terms

• meneropong
• meneropongi
• peneropongan

• teropong api
• teropong bintang
• teropong kuman
• teropong tuma

Further reading

• “teropong”, 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

Perhaps from infix of tabung +‎ -er- with sound variation of /b/ > /p/ hence /tərabuŋ/ > /təropɔŋ/. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈropoŋ/ [t̪əˈro.poŋ]
• Hyphenation: te‧ro‧pong

Noun

teropong (Jawi spelling تروڤوڠ, plural teropong-teropong or teropong²)

1. any hollowed tube

   teropong api: piston bellow (lit. 'fire tube')

   Synonyms: tabung, tiub

   1. scope, any observing device housing a lens inside

      teropong jauh: binoculars (lit. 'far[-seeing] scope')

      teropong bintang: telescope (lit. 'star[-seeing] scope')

   2. (obsolete) blowpipe

      Synonym: sumpit

   3. shuttle; tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom

      Synonyms: peleting, torak

Derived terms

• meneropong
• meneropongi
• peneropongan

• teropong api
• teropong bintang
• teropong kuman
• teropong tuma

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “تروڤڠ tĕropong”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek (in Dutch), Haarlem; Amsterdam: John Enschede en Zonen; Frederik Muller, page 77
• Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “تروڤڠ tĕropong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 164
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tĕropong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 579

Further reading

• "teropong" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "teropong" at PRPM first version)