teladan
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- tauladan
Etymology
From Malay tauladan, teladan, from Classical Malay tauladan, teladan, toladan, tuladan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təladan/
- Hyphenation: te‧la‧dan
Noun
teladan (plural teladan-teladan)
- example, role model
- Synonyms: contoh, suri teladan
Derived terms
- diteladani
- keteladanan
- meneladan
- meneladani
- meneladankan
Further reading
- “teladan” 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.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulad (“to copy, imitate”) with -an suffix. Compare Tagalog tulad.
Noun
teladan (Jawi spelling تلادن, plural teladan-teladan)
Further reading
- “teladan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.