Meanings
proper noun
- The Malayo-Polynesian national language of East Timor.
Origin
- TetumTetun
- Portuguesetétum
- EnglishTetum
From Portuguese tétum, from Tetum Tetun.
More words from Portuguese, Tetum
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تِيتُوم
- تِيتُوم (tetum)language
Chinese Mandarin 德頓語 /德顿语
- 德頓語 /德顿语 (Dédùnyǔ)language
Czech tetum
- tetumlanguage
Finnish tetum
- tetumlanguage
French tétoum
- tétoumlanguage
Korean 테툼어
- 테툼어 (Tetum-eo)language
Portuguese tétum
- tétumlanguage
Russian тету́м
- тету́м (tetúm)language
Slovak tetum
- tetumlanguage
Spanish tetun
- tetunlanguage
Cite this entry
APA
Tetum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tetum
MLA
“Tetum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tetum. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tetum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tetum.
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