kuala
Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kuala
- Synonym of muara (“river mouth”)
Maia edit
Noun edit
kuala
Malay edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kua.lə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kua.la/
- Rhymes: -alə, -lə, -ə
Noun edit
kuala (Jawi spelling کوالا, plural kuala-kuala, informal 1st possessive kualaku, 2nd possessive kualamu, 3rd possessive kualanya)
- (geography) confluence (point where two rivers or streams meet)
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Descendants edit
- Indonesian: kuala
Further reading edit
- “kuala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "kuala" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.