"telu" meaning in Malay

See telu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

IPA: /təlu/
Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu. First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (tlu). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*təlu}} Proto-Malayic *təlu, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*təlu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*təlu}} Proto-Austronesian *təlu, {{m+|ms-old||tr=tlu}} Old Malay [script needed] (tlu) Head templates: {{ms-num}} telu
  1. (Old Malay) Synonym of tiga (“three”) Wikipedia link: Kedukan Bukit inscription Categories (topical): Malay cardinal numbers Synonyms: tiga [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-telu-ms-num-J7fB5mhQ Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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