telah
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təˈlah/
- Hyphenation: tê‧lah
Etymology 1
From Malay telah.
Adverb
têlah
- already
- by now
Synonyms
- sudah
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- setelah (“after”) [immediacy / habitual] (se-)
Etymology 2
From Arabic مُطَالَعَة (muṭālaʿa, “study”), طَالَعَ (ṭālaʿa). Doublet of telaah.
Verb
têlah (base telah, imperative telah, active menelah, ordinary passive ditelah)
- to predict, to forecast
Derived terms
- menelah
- penelah
- penelahan
Further reading
- “telah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Anagrams
- halte
- helat
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tə.lah/
- Rhymes: -əlah, -lah, -ah
Adverb
tĕlah (Jawi spelling تله)
- already, has, have
- Saya telah pergi ke sana.
- I have gone there.
Synonyms
- sudah
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- setelah (“after”) [immediacy / habitual] (se-)
Further reading
- “telah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.