Timor Leste
See also: Timor-Leste
Indonesian
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Etymology
editFrom Portuguese Timor Leste (“Timor-Leste”), Timor (“Timor”) + leste (“east”). Cognate of Indonesian Timor Timur and Tetum Timor Lorosa'e.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌtimor ˈlɛste/ [ˌt̪i.mɔr ˈlɛs.t̪e]
- Syllabification: Ti‧mor Les‧te
Proper noun
editTimor Leste
- East Timor, Timor Leste (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)
Usage notes
editIndonesian 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
edit- 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
Further reading
edit- “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
editProper noun
edit- Misspelling of Timor-Leste.
Categories:
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Portuguese
- Indonesian terms derived from Portuguese
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian proper nouns
- Indonesian multiword terms
- id:East Timor
- id:Countries in Asia
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese multiword terms
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese misspellings