teluk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay teluk.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈluʔ/ [t̪əˈlʊʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uʔ
  • Syllabification: te‧luk

Noun

têluk

  1. bay (a body of water more-or-less three-quarters surrounded by land)
    Synonym: keluk
  2. gulf (a portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təluk (curved, as a shoreline).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təluk/
  • Rhymes: -əluk, -luk, -uk
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [təlʊʔ, -loʔ, -lo̞ʔ]

Noun

teluk (Jawi spelling تلوق, plural teluk-teluk)

  1. bay, bend (of a river), gulf of sea

Descendants

  • Indonesian: teluk
  • Chinese: 直落 (Zhíluò)

Further reading