Timor Leste
See also: Timor-Leste
Indonesian
Etymology
From Portuguese Timor Leste (“Timor-Leste”), Timor (“Timor”) + leste (“east”). Cognate of Indonesian Timor Timur and Tetum Timor Lorosa'e.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌtimor ˈlɛste/ [ˌt̪i.mɔr ˈlɛs.t̪e]
- Syllabification: Ti‧mor Les‧te
Proper noun
Timor Leste
- East Timor, Timor Leste (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)
Usage notes
Indonesian clearly distinguishes the names for the sovereign state of East Timor or Timor-Leste () and the former Indonesian province of East Timor, the latter is known as Timor Timur. Unlike English, these terms are not interchangeable in Indonesian.
See also
- Afganistan
- Arab Saudi
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Filipina
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Irak
- Iran
- Israel
- Jepang
- Kamboja
- Kazakhstan
- Kirgizstan
- Korea Selatan
- Korea Utara
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Libanon
- Maladewa
- Malaysia
- Mesir
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestina
- Qatar
- Rusia
- Singapura
- Siprus
- Sri Lanka
- Suriah
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Timor Leste
- Tiongkok
- Turki
- Turkmenistan
- Uni Emirat Arab
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yaman
- Yordania
- Timor Lorosa'e
- Timor Timur
Further reading
- “Timor Leste” 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.
Portuguese
Proper noun
- misspelling of Timor-Leste