kolone

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch colonne, from French colonne, from Old French colonne, columne, from Latin columna. Doublet of kolom.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /koˈlonə/ [koˈlo.nə]
• Rhymes: -onə
• Syllabification: ko‧lo‧ne

Noun

kolonê (plural kolone-kolone)

1. (military) column: a body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road

   Synonym: barisan

Synonyms

• jajaran (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• kolone kelima

Further reading

• “kolone”, 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

Tokelauan

Etymology

Borrowed from English colony.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko.ˈlo.ne]
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ne

Noun

kolone

1. colony

Verb

kolone

1. (stative) to be colonised

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 165