timpu

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tempoh, tempo, from Classical Malay تمڤه (tempoh), Dutch tempo from Italian tempo, or from Portuguese tempo, ultimately from Latin tempus (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /timpu/ [t̪ɪmˈpu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: tim‧pu

Noun

timpu (Sulat Sūg spelling تِمْفُ)

  1. climatic season, season (of the occurrence of something which occurs at intervals)
    Synonyms: musim, waktu
    Ayaw kamu magtulak bang timpu mahangin.
    Don’t sail if it is the windy season.
  2. a period of time
    Synonym: masa
    Timpu Jipun siya piyagꞌanak.
    He was born during the Japanese period.
  3. the length of time one stays in prison
    Synonym: lugay
    Pila tahun in timpu mu?
    How many years will be your length of time in jail?

Derived terms

  • magtimpu
  • timpuhan
  • timpuhun
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