tepung

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay tepung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təpʊŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: te‧pung
  • Rhymes: -pʊŋ, -ʊŋ

Noun

têpung (plural tepung-tepung)

  1. flour (ground cereal grains)
  2. mash

Derived terms

compound words
  • tepung beras
  • tepung gandum
  • tepung jagung

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Cognate to Brunei Malay tapung. Compare Proto-Philippine *tapuŋ (rice flour).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /tə.poŋ/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /tə.pʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -poŋ, -oŋ, -oŋ

Noun

tepung (Jawi spelling تڤوڠ, plural tepung-tepung)

  1. flour (ground cereal grains)

Derived terms

compound words
  • tepung beras
  • tepung gandum
  • tepung jagung

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tepung
  • Brunei Malay: tapung
  • Tausug: tapung
  • Min Nan: 地粉 (tē-hún)

Further reading