kuala
Brunei Malay
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editkuala
- Synonym of muara (“river mouth”)
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editkuala
Malay
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kua.lə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kua.la/
- Rhymes: -alə, -lə, -ə
Noun
editkuala (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)
Derived terms
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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.