Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temiar

/təˈmɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
temi-ar
IPA
/təˈmɪɹ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Aslian language (belonging to the wider Austroasiatic family) spoken by the Temiar people.

noun

An Orang Asli ethnolinguistic group that speaks this language or a member of it.

adj

Of or pertaining to Temiar people or their language.

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Semai Temiir, Temèèr (“Temiar”), or a cognate such as Lanoh Təmyɛl (“Temiar”), itself probably from a Malayo-Polynesian term cognate to Javanese tambér, Madurese tambir and Sundanese tambir (all "to stick to the edge"); possibly compare Austroasiatic terms such as Bulo Stieng bər (“rim”), Laven bi̤ər (“rim”), Lawi tapiər (“rim”) (Proto-Bahnaric *ɓər), Nyah Kur [script needed] (bíər, “edge of soft-shelled turtle carapace”), and Khasi tmier (“edge”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /təˈmɪɹ/
  • British English: /təˈmɪə/

Inflected Forms

Temiars (plural) Tembe (alternative, obsolete) Tembé (alternative, obsolete) Tĕm-be' (alternative, obsolete) Tĕmbe' (alternative, obsolete) Tembeh (alternative, obsolete) Tĕmbi (alternative, obsolete) Tembir (alternative, obsolete) Tĕmbir (alternative, obsolete) Teme (alternative, obsolete) Tĕmeh (alternative, obsolete) Temeok (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

How do you pronounce temiar?
The recorded pronunciation is /təˈmɪɹ/.
What does temiar mean?
An Aslian language (belonging to the wider Austroasiatic family) spoken by the Temiar people.
Where does temiar come from?
Probably borrowed from Semai Temiir, Temèèr (“Temiar”), or a cognate such as Lanoh Təmyɛl (“Temiar”), itself probably from a Malayo-Polynesian term cognate to Javanese tambér, Madurese tambir and Sundanese tambir (all "to stick to the edge"); possibly compare Austroasiatic terms such as Bulo Stieng bər (“rim”), Laven bi̤ər (“rim”), Lawi tapiər (“rim”) (Proto-Bahnaric *ɓər), Nyah Kur [script needed] (bíər, “edge of soft-shelled turtle carapace”), and Khasi tmier (“edge”).

How to pronounce temiar

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