tuala

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese toalha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuala/, /twala/
• Hyphenation: tu‧a‧la, tua‧la

Noun

tuala

1. towel (cloth used for wiping)

Central Melanau

Etymology

From Malay tuala, from Portuguese toalha.

Noun

tuala

1. towel (cloth used for wiping)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tuala, from Portuguese toalha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪uˈala]
• Hyphenation: tu‧a‧la

Noun

tuala (plural tuala-tuala, first-person possessive tualaku, second-person possessive tualamu, third-person possessive tualanya)

1. towel.

   Synonym: handuk

Further reading

• “tuala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese toalha.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /tualə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /tuala/
• Rhymes: -alə, -lə, -ə

• Audio (MY)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

tuala (Jawi spelling توالا, plural tuala-tuala, informal 1st possessive tualaku, 2nd possessive tualamu, 3rd possessive tualanya)

1. (Malaysia) towel (cloth used for wiping)

Synonyms

• (Indonesia) handuk

Descendants

• Indonesian: tuala

Further reading

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

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay tuala, from Portuguese toalha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tu.ˈa.la]

Noun

tuala

1. a headkerchief

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh