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tamu.

guest, visitor

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtamu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.mu]Standard-Indonesian
  1. guest, visitor

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tamu (“guest, visitor”), from either: (probably via Old Javanese tamu) * (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təmu (“to meet, receive; greet a guest”) * Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (“guest, visitor”). Doublet of temu (“to meet”). Compare to Old Javanese tamu (“guest, visitor”).

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