tĕlu

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See also: telu and teļu

Malay

Numeral

tĕlu

  1. (1924-1972) Obsolete spelling of telu.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.lu/
  • Rhymes: -lu
  • Hyphenation: tĕ‧lu

Numeral

tĕlu

  1. three
    Synonyms: tĕlu, tiga, traya, tri

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦠꦼꦭꦸ (telu) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "tĕlu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.