Timor Leste

See also: Timor-Leste

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese Timor Leste (“Timor-Leste”), Timor (“Timor”) +‎ leste (“east”). Cognate of Indonesian Timor Timur and Tetum Timor Lorosa'e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtimɔr ˈlɛste]

Proper noun

Timor Leste

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

Usage notes

Indonesian clearly distinguishes the names for the sovereign state of East Timor or Timor-Leste (Timor Leste) and the former Indonesian province of East Timor, the latter is known as Timor Timur. Unlike English, these terms are not interchangeable in Indonesian.

See also

• (countries of Asia) negara-negara di Asia; Afganistan, Arab Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filipina, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Jepang, Kamboja, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea Selatan, Korea Utara, Kuwait, Laos, Libanon, Maladewa, Malaysia, Mesir, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Rusia, Singapura, Siprus, Sri Lanka, Suriah, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tiongkok, Turki, Turkmenistan, Uni Emirat Arab, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yaman, Yordania
• Timor Lorosa'e
• Timor Timur

Further reading

• “Timor Leste” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Timor Leste m

1. Misspelling of Timor-Leste.