telaga

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay telaga (attested in Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD as talāga), from Old Javanese talaga (“tank, pool, pond”), from Prakrit talāga, taḍāga, from Sanskrit तलक (talaka, “pond”), तडाग (taḍāga, “pond”). Cognate of Javanese ꦠ꧀ꦭꦒ (tlaga), Kapampangan talaga, Sundanese ᮒᮜᮌ (talaga, “lake”), and Ternate talaga (“lake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈla.ɡa/
• Hyphenation: tê‧la‧ga
• Rhymes: -ɡa, -a

Noun

têlaga (plural telaga-telaga, first-person possessive telagaku, second-person possessive telagamu, third-person possessive telaganya)

1. lake.

   Synonym: danau

2. pond.

   Synonyms: kolam, perigi, balong

3. (mining) oil well.

Further reading

• “telaga” 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

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD. From Sanskrit तलक (talaka, “pond”), तडाग (taḍāga, “pond”).

Noun

telaga (Jawi spelling تلاݢ, plural telaga-telaga, informal 1st possessive telagaku, 2nd possessive telagamu, 3rd possessive telaganya)

1. well
2. lake
3. (archaic) pond
4. short for telaga tahi (“water closet, lavatory; toilet”).
5. short for telaga minyak (“oil well”).

Descendants

• Indonesian: telaga
• → Ternate: talaga

Further reading

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