kuala
Brunei Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuala/, /kwala/
- Hyphenation: ku‧a‧la, ku‧a‧la
Maia
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kua.lə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kua.la/
- Rhymes: -alə, -lə, -ə
Noun
kuala (Jawi spelling کوالا, plural kuala-kuala, informal 1st possessive kualaku, 2nd possessive kualamu, 3rd possessive kualanya)
- (geography) confluence (point where two rivers or streams meet)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- berkuala [stative / habitual] (beR-)
(toponyms):
- Kuala Kangsar
- Kuala Lumpur
- Kuala Selangor
- Kuala Terengganu
Descendants
- Indonesian: kuala
Further reading
- “kuala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "kuala" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
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