tempeleng

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tempeleng, from Classical Malay تمڤيليڠ (tĕmpeleng). Cognate of Makasar tampiling, Cebuano tampiling.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /təm.ˈpe.lɛŋ/
Rhymes: -lɛŋ
Hyphenation: têm‧pe‧leng

Verb

têmpeleng

to slap
Synonyms: gampar, tampar

Derived terms

ditempeleng
menempeleng
penempeleng
tempelengan

Further reading

“tempeleng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Cognate of Makasar tampiling, Cebuano tampiling.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /təmˈpəlɛŋ/, [t̪əmˈpə.lɛŋ]

Verb

tempeleng (Jawi spelling تمڤيليڠ)

to slap on the face
to box someone's ears
to cuff

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

penempeleng [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
tempelengan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
menempeleng [agent focus] (meN-)
ditempeleng [patient focus] (di-)

Descendants

Indonesian: têmpeleng
Sabah Malay: tampiling

Further reading

“tempeleng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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