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telaga.

lake

6 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/təˈlaɡa/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈla.ɡa]Standard-Indonesian

  1. lake

  2. pond

  3. oil well

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.