tempurung

== Malay == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Figurative sense in reference to saying katak di bawah tempurung (lit. “frog in a coconut shell”). === Noun === tempurung (Jawi spelling تمڤوروڠ, plural tempurung-tempurung or tempurung2) concave body of something tempurung kepala: cranium tempurung rebab: body of a rebab coconut shell, ellipsis of tempurung kelapa (figurative, Malaysia) secluded or isolated environment that unilaterally reinforces one's own views or beliefs – a bubble or an echo chamber ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== katak di bawah tempurung === References === Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “تمڤورڠ tĕmporong”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 87 Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تمڤورڠ tĕmporong or tĕmpurong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 156-7 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tĕmpurong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 565