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tela.

the pan of a firearm

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtela/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪e.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. the pan of a firearm

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tela.

noun/ˈtela/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪e.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. apheretic form of ketela

noun/ˈtela/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪e.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. tela (a thin, web-like structure or membrane)

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin tēla (“web”).

adj/ˈtela/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪e.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. bright

  2. real

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese tela (“clear; bright; sonorous”).

noun/təˈla/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈla]Standard-Indonesian

  1. outhouse

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tela (“passage in a Malay house connecting the kitchen with the main building; outhouse adjoining a palace”).

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