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teman.

friend

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/təˈman/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈman]Standard-Indonesian

  1. friend

    Kemarin aku pergi ke rumah teman.

  2. associate, partner: someone who is associated with another in a common activity

  3. complement, supplement

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay teman, from Classical Malay [script needed] (teman), from Tamil தமன் (tamaṉ, “friend; relative”). Mostly displaced native kawan, though in Standard Malay the word remains predominantly more in use than teman.

pron/təˈman/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈman]Standard-Indonesian

  1. first person singular pronoun

    colloquial · dialectal · first-person · pronoun · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay teman, from Classical Malay [script needed] (teman), from Tamil தமன் (tamaṉ, “friend; relative”). Mostly displaced native kawan, though in Standard Malay the word remains predominantly more in use than teman.

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