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telan.

to swallow

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/təˈlan/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈlan]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to swallow

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay telan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tələn (“to swallow”).

noun/ˈtelan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪e.lan]Standard-Indonesian

  1. small worms

  2. small fish that resemble worms

Where this word comes from

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