telaga

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay telaga (attested in Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD as Old Malay talāga), from Old Javanese talaga (“tank, pool, pond”).[1] Cognate of Javanese ꦠ꧀ꦭꦒ (tlaga), Kapampangan talaga, Sundanese talaga (“lake”), and Ternate talaga (“lake”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈlaɡa/ [t̪əˈla.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: te‧la‧ga

Noun

têlaga (plural telaga-telaga)

  1. lake
    Synonym: danau
  2. pond
    Synonyms: kolam, perigi, balong
  3. (mining) oil well

References

  1. ^ Tom Hoogervorst (31 December 2017), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎[1], ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD.

Noun

telaga (Jawi spelling تلاݢ, plural telaga-telaga or telaga2)

  1. well
  2. lake
  3. (archaic) pond
  4. ellipsis of telaga tahi (“water closet, lavatory; toilet”)
  5. ellipsis of telaga minyak (“oil well”)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: telaga (inherited)
  • → Ternate: talaga

Further reading

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