tuala
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Portuguese toalha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuala/, /twala/
- Hyphenation: tu‧a‧la, tua‧la
Noun
tuala
- towel (cloth used for wiping)
Central Melanau
Etymology
From Malay tuala, from Portuguese toalha.
Noun
tuala
- towel (cloth used for wiping)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tuala, from Portuguese toalha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t̪uˈala]
- Hyphenation: tu‧a‧la
Noun
tuala (plural tuala-tuala, first-person possessive tualaku, second-person possessive tualamu, third-person possessive tualanya)
- towel.
- Synonym: handuk
Further reading
- “tuala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Portuguese toalha.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /tualə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /tuala/
- Rhymes: -alə, -lə, -ə
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
tuala (Jawi spelling توالا, plural tuala-tuala, informal 1st possessive tualaku, 2nd possessive tualamu, 3rd possessive tualanya)
- (Malaysia) towel (cloth used for wiping)
Synonyms
- (Indonesia) handuk
Descendants
- Indonesian: tuala
Further reading
- “tuala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Ternate
Etymology
From Malay tuala, from Portuguese toalha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tu.ˈa.la]
Noun
tuala
- a headkerchief
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh