teropong

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay teropong (“binoculars”). By surface analysis, topong (“a tall, stiff, hard hat worn as jewelry”) +‎ -er- (“nominative infix”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈropoŋ/ [t̪əˈro.pɔŋ] Rhymes: -opoŋ Syllabification: te‧ro‧pong === Noun === têropong (plural teropong-teropong) binoculars Synonym: keker ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “teropong”, 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 == Malay == === Etymology === Perhaps from infix of tabung +‎ -er- with sound variation of /b/ > /p/ hence /tərabuŋ/ > /təropɔŋ/. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /təˈropoŋ/ [t̪əˈro.poŋ] Hyphenation: te‧ro‧pong === Noun === teropong (Jawi spelling تروڤوڠ, plural teropong-teropong or teropong2) any hollowed tube teropong api: piston bellow (lit. 'fire tube') Synonyms: tabung, tiub scope, any observing device housing a lens inside teropong jauh: binoculars (lit. 'far[-seeing] scope') teropong bintang: telescope (lit. 'star[-seeing] scope') (obsolete) blowpipe Synonym: sumpit shuttle; tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom Synonyms: peleting, torak ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “تروڤڠ tĕropong”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek (in Dutch), Haarlem; Amsterdam: John Enschede en Zonen; Frederik Muller, page 77 Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “تروڤڠ tĕropong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 164 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tĕropong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 579 === Further reading === "teropong" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017