tempias

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampias (“wind-driven rain”). Doublet of bias.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miaŋ/, /təmpias/
• Rhymes: -əmpias, -mpias, -pias, -ias, -as

Noun

tempias (plural tempias-tempias, informal 1st possessive tempiasku, 2nd possessive tempiasmu, 3rd possessive tempiasnya)

1. Raindrops (or wave etc.) that spatter or splash in.
2. (archaic) Sand that scattered.

Adjective

tempias

1. Deflected, as rain, wave etc.

Further reading

• “tempias” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.