Timor Timur

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Compound of Timor (“Timor island”, literally “east”) +‎ Timur (“east”). Cognate of Portuguese Timor Leste and Tetum Timor Lorosa'e. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌtimor ˈtimur/ [ˌt̪i.mɔr ˈt̪i.mʊr] Syllabification: Ti‧mor Ti‧mur === Proper noun === Timor Timur a former de facto province of Indonesia, whose territory corresponded to the previous Portuguese Timor and to the presently independent country of East Timor ==== Usage notes ==== Indonesian clearly distinguishes the names for the sovereign state of East Timor or Timor-Leste and the former Indonesian province of East Timor, the former is known as Timor Leste. Unlike English, these terms are not interchangeable in Indonesian. === See also === Timor Leste Timor Lorosa'e