Timur Tengah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌtimur təˈŋah/ [ˌt̪i.mʊr t̪əˈŋah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: Ti‧mur Te‧ngah

Proper noun

Timur Têngah

1. (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)

Further reading

• “Timur Tengah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor) IPA^(key): /ˌtimo(r) təˈŋah/ [ˌt̪i.mo(r) t̪əˈŋah]

• (Penang) IPA^(key): /ˌtimor təˈŋah/ [ˌt̪i.mor t̪əˈŋah]

• (ms-SG) IPA^(key): /ˌtimur təˈŋah/ [ˌt̪i.mur t̪əˈŋah]

Proper noun

Timur Tengah (Jawi spelling تيمور تڠه)

1. (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)

Further reading

• "Timur Tengah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017