telan

Finnish

Noun

telan

  1. genitive singular of tela

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay telan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tələn (to swallow).

Pronunciation

Verb

telan (active menelan, reflexive passive tertelan, ordinary passive ditelan, imperative telan, emphatic-jussive telanlah)

  1. to swallow
Conjugation
Conjugation of telan (meng-, transitive)
root telan
active passive basic
imperative
emphatic
jussive
reflective1 ordinary
ordinary
nominative menelan tertelan ditelan telan telanlah
accusative / dative / locative
perfective causative / applicative2
causative
nominative
accusative / dative / locative
perfective causative / applicative2

1 There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
2 The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms
  • telan ludah
  • telan zaman

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtelan/ [ˈt̪e.lan]
  • Rhymes: -elan
  • Syllabification: te‧lan

Noun

telan (plural telan-telan)

  1. small worms
  2. small fish that resemble worms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tələn (to swallow). Cognate with Central Dusun tohon and Malagasy telina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təlan/
  • Rhymes: -əlan, -lan, -an

Verb

telan (Jawi spelling تلن)

  1. to swallow
    Telan makananTo swallow food

Derived terms

  • ditelan
  • menelan
  • penelan
  • penelanan
  • tertelan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: telan

Further reading