"telu" meaning in Iban

See telu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /təluʔ/
Rhymes: -lu Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *təlur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ. Etymology templates: {{inh|iba|poz-mly-pro|*təlur}} Proto-Malayic *təlur, {{inh|iba|poz-pro|*qitəluʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, {{inh|iba|map-pro|*qiCəluʀ}} Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ Head templates: {{head|iba|noun}} telu
  1. egg; roe; spawn.
    Sense id: en-telu-iba-noun-I4AsaIzj
  2. (slang, possibly offensive) testicles. Tags: offensive, possibly, slang
    Sense id: en-telu-iba-noun-1NpYMoRv Categories (other): Iban entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Iban entries with incorrect language header: 10 90

Download JSON data for telu meaning in Iban (1.3kB)

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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *təlur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "telu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "te‧lu"
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "egg; roe; spawn."
      ],
      "id": "en-telu-iba-noun-I4AsaIzj",
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        ],
        [
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          "roe"
        ],
        [
          "spawn",
          "spawn"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "10 90",
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          "name": "Iban entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "testicles."
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, possibly offensive) testicles."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "offensive",
        "possibly",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/təluʔ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-lu"
    }
  ],
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    "Iban lemmas",
    "Iban nouns",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Iban terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
    "Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Iban terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Iban/lu"
  ],
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ",
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        "1": "iba",
        "2": "noun"
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "te‧lu"
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "egg; roe; spawn."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ],
        [
          "roe",
          "roe"
        ],
        [
          "spawn",
          "spawn"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Iban offensive terms",
        "Iban slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "testicles."
      ],
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        [
          "testicles",
          "testicles"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, possibly offensive) testicles."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "offensive",
        "possibly",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/təluʔ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-lu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "telu"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Iban dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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