telaga

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay telaga, from Old Javanese talaga (“tank, pool, pond”), from Prakrit talāga, taḍāga, from Sanskrit तलक (talaka, “pond”), तडाग (taḍāga, “pond”).[1] Cognate of Javanese ꦠ꧀ꦭꦒ (tlaga), Kapampangan talaga, Sundanese ᮒᮜᮌ (talaga, “lake”), and Ternate talaga (“lake”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /təˈla.ɡa/
  • Hyphenation: tê‧la‧ga
  • Rhymes: -ɡa, -a

Noun

têlaga (plural telaga-telaga, first-person possessive telagaku, second-person possessive telagamu, third-person possessive telaganya)

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

References
  1. Tom Hoogervorst (2017-12-31), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, page 375–440

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD. From Sanskrit तलक (talaka, “pond”), तडाग (taḍāga, “pond”).

Noun

telaga (Jawi spelling تلاݢ‎, plural telaga-telaga, informal 1st possessive telagaku, 2nd possessive telagamu, 3rd possessive telaganya)

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

Descendants
  • Indonesian: telaga
  • → Ternate: talaga

Further reading
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