telah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈlah/
• Hyphenation: tê‧lah

Etymology 1

From Malay telah.

Adverb

têlah

1. already
2. by now

Synonyms

• sudah

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• setelah (“after”) [immediacy / habitual] (se-)

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُطَالَعَة (muṭālaʕa, “study”), طَالَعَ (ṭālaʕa). Doublet of telaah.

Verb

têlah (base telah, imperative telah, active menelah, ordinary passive ditelah)

1. to predict, to forecast

Derived terms

• menelah
• penelah
• penelahan

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• halte
• helat

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.lah/
• Rhymes: -əlah, -lah, -ah

Adverb

tĕlah (Jawi spelling تله)

1. already, has, have

   Saya telah pergi ke sana.

   I have gone there.

Synonyms

• sudah

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• setelah (“after”) [immediacy / habitual] (se-)

Further reading

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