alaf

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay alaf, from Classical Malay الاف (alaf), from Arabic آلَاف (ʔālāf, “thousand”), plural form of أَلْف (ʔalf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈa.laf]
  • Hyphenation: a‧laf

Numeral

alaf

  1. (dated) thousand
    Synonym: ribu
  2. (rare) millennium

Further reading

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