Tagalog

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Etymology

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Calque of English East Timor, itself also a calque of Portuguese Timor-Leste.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˌlaŋaŋ ˈtimoɾ/ [sɪˌlaː.ŋɐn̪ ˈt̪iː.moɾ]
  • Rhymes: -imoɾ
  • Syllabification: Si‧la‧ngang Ti‧mor

Proper noun

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Silangang Timor (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)