tempah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tempah. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təmˈpah/ [t̪əmˈpah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: tem‧pah

Noun

tempah (plural tempah-tempah)

1. down payment, deposit

   Synonyms: cengkeram, panjar, uang muka, uang tanda jadi

Derived terms

• ditempah
• menempah
• penempahan
• tempahan

Further reading

• “tempah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016