ꦠꦼꦭꦸ

Javanese

Javanese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ꦠꦼꦭꦸ (telu)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese tĕlu (“three”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ꦠꦼꦭꦸ (telu)

1. (ngoko) three

   Synonym: (krama) ꦠꦶꦒ (tiga)

Derived terms

• ꦏꦠꦼꦭꦸ (katelu)
• ꦏꦶꦤꦠꦼꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kinatelon)
• ꦠꦼꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (telon)
• ꦤꦼꦭꦸ (nelu)
• ꦤꦼꦭꦺꦴꦤꦶ (neloni)
• ꦱꦠꦼꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (satelon)

• ꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦁꦠꦼꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kembang telon)
• ꦠꦼꦭꦸꦧꦼꦭꦃ (telu belah)
• ꦠꦼꦭꦸꦧꦼꦭꦃꦲꦺꦮꦸ (telu belah èwu)

Further reading

• “telu”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.