tuala

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Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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From Portuguese toalha. Compare Tagalog tuwalya, Spanish toalla.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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tuala

  1. towel (cloth used for wiping)

Central Melanau

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Etymology

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From Malay tuala, from Portuguese toalha. Compare Tagalog tuwalya, Spanish toalla.

Noun

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tuala

  1. towel (cloth used for wiping)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay tuala, from Portuguese toalha. Compare Tagalog tuwalya, Spanish toalla.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. towel.
    Synonym: handuk

Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Portuguese toalha. Compare Tagalog tuwalya, Spanish toalla.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: tuala

Further reading

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Ternate

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Etymology

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From Malay tuala, from Portuguese toalha. Compare Tagalog tuwalya, Spanish toalla.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tuala

  1. a headkerchief

References

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