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Brooke's Point Palawano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.
Noun
telinga
- (anatomy) ear
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *tAliŋa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tə.li.ŋa/
- (contraction) IPA(key): /tli.ŋa/
- (Kampong Ayer, Kedayan) IPA(key): /ta.li.ŋa/
Noun
telinga
- (anatomy) ear
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay telinga, from Proto-Malayic *tAliŋa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: tê‧li‧nga
Noun
telinga (plural telinga-telinga, first-person possessive telingaku, second-person possessive telingamu, third-person possessive telinganya)
- (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)
- Synonym: kuping
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *tAliŋa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.
Pronunciation
Noun
telinga (Jawi spelling تليڠا, plural telinga-telinga, informal 1st possessive telingaku, 2nd possessive telingamu, 3rd possessive telinganya)
- (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)
Synonyms
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
telinga m (uncountable)
- Telugu (Dravidian language of India)
- Synonyms: telugu, telugo
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.
Noun
telinga
- (anatomy) ear