teladan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• tauladan

Etymology

From Malay tauladan, teladan, from Classical Malay tauladan, teladan, toladan, tuladan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təladan/
• Hyphenation: te‧la‧dan

Noun

teladan

1. example, model

   Synonym: contoh

Further reading

• “teladan” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulad (“to copy, imitate”) with -an suffix. Compare Tagalog tulad.

Noun

teladan (Jawi spelling تلادن, plural teladan-teladan, informal 1st possessive teladanku, 2nd possessive teladanmu, 3rd possessive teladannya)

1. exemplary

Further reading

• “teladan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.