telaga

telaga

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay telaga, from Old Javanese talaga (“tank, pool, pond”), from Prakrit talāga, taḍāga, from Sanskrit तलक (talaka, “pond”), तडाग (taḍāga, “pond”).[1] 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.

References

1. Tom Hoogervorst (2017-12-31), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎, ISEAS Publishing, DOI:10.1355/9789814762779-011, →ISBN, page 375–440

Further reading

• “telaga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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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.