teman

See also: témán

Galician

Verb

teman

1. inflection of temer:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• temen (colloquial)

Etymology

From Malay teman, from Classical Malay teman, from Tamil தமன் (tamaṉ, “friend; relative”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [təˈman]

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• Rhymes: -man, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: tê‧man

Noun

têman (plural teman-teman, first-person possessive temanku, second-person possessive temanmu, third-person possessive temannya)

1. friend

   Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, tolan

   Kemarin aku pergi ke rumah teman.

   I went to a friend's house yesterday.

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

   Antonym: lawan

3. (colloquial) complement, supplement

   Synonym: pelengkap

Pronoun

têman

1. (colloquial, dialectal) first person singular pronoun.

   Synonyms: aku, saya

Affixed terms

• berteman
• menemani
• peneman
• pertemanan

 

Compounds

• teman hidup
• teman nasi
• teman sejawat
• teman tapi mesra

 

Further reading

• “teman” 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

Borrowed from Tamil தமன் (tamaṉ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təman/
• Rhymes: -əman, -man, -an

Noun

teman (Jawi spelling تمن, plural teman-teman, informal 1st possessive temanku, 2nd possessive temanmu, 3rd possessive temannya)

1. friend (person whose company one enjoys)

Synonyms

• kawan
• rakan
• sahabat

Derived terms

• teman lelaki
• teman wanita

Verb

teman (used in the form menemani)

1. to accompany

Pronoun

teman (Jawi spelling تمن)

1. I, me, my

Synonyms

• aku
• saya

See also

Malay personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya／ساي aku／اکو, ku-／كو- (informal/towards God) -ku／-كو (informal possessive) hamba／همبا (dated)	kami／کامي (exclusive) kita orang／كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita／کيت (inclusive)
	royal	beta／بيتا
2nd person	standard	kamu／کامو anda／اندا (formal)
		engkau／اڠکاو, kau-／كاو- (informal/towards God) awak／اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu／-مو (possessive)	awak semua／اوق سموا kamu semua／كامو سموا kalian／کالين (informal) kau orang／كاو اورڠ (informal)
	royal	tuanku／توانكو
3rd person	standard	dia／دي ia／اي beliau／بلياو (honorific) -nya／-ڽ (possessive)	mereka／مريک dia orang／دي اورڠ (informal)
	royal	baginda／بݢيندا

Further reading

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

Middle English

Verb

teman

1. Alternative form of temen (“to give birth, to support”)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *temaną.

Verb

teman

1. to fit, to suit

Inflection

Conjugation of teman (strong class 4)

infinitive	teman
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	temo, temon	tam
2nd person singular	timis, timist	tāmi, tāmis
3rd person singular	timit	tam
1st person plural	temon	tāmun
2nd person plural	temet	tāmut
3rd person plural	temont	tāmun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	teme	tāmi
2nd person singular	temes, temest	tāmi, tāmis
3rd person singular	teme	tāmi
1st person plural	temen	tāmin
2nd person plural	temet	tāmit
3rd person plural	temen	tāmin
imperative	present
singular	tem, tim
plural	temet
participle	present	past
	temandi	tuman, gituman

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: tēmen

Further reading

• “teman”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteː.mɑn/

Verb

tēman (Anglian)

1. Alternative form of tīeman

Conjugation

Conjugation of tēman (weak class 1)

infinitive	tēman	tēmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tēme	tēmde
second person singular	tēmest, tēmst	tēmdest
third person singular	tēmeþ, tēmþ	tēmde
plural	tēmaþ	tēmdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tēme	tēmde
plural	tēmen	tēmden
imperative
singular	tēm
plural	tēmaþ
participle	present	past
	tēmende	(ġe)tēmed

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteman/ [ˈt̪e.mãn]
• Rhymes: -eman
• Syllabification: te‧man

Verb

teman

1. third-person plural present indicative of temar
2. inflection of temer:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

teman

1. indefinite plural of tema

Anagrams

• manet, maten, menat, metan