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

• “teluk” 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

Pantai yang menghadap Teluk Biscay, San Sebastián, Spanyol

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, informal 1st possessive telukku, 2nd possessive telukmu, 3rd possessive teluknya)

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

Descendants

• Indonesian: teluk
• → Chinese: 直落 (Zhíluò)

Further reading

• “teluk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary