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