telaga

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay telaga (attested in Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD as talāga), from Old Javanese talaga (“tank, pool, pond”). 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) lake Synonym: danau pond Synonyms: kolam, perigi, balong (mining) oil well === References === === Further reading === “telaga”, 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 === First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD. === Noun === telaga (Jawi spelling تلاݢ, plural telaga-telaga or telaga2) well lake (archaic) pond ellipsis of telaga tahi (“water closet, lavatory; toilet”) ellipsis of telaga minyak (“oil well”) ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: telaga (inherited) → Ternate: talaga === Further reading === "telaga" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017