The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*telu three

PAN telu three ⇫

Form.
Luilang tulu three
Basai tsu three
Kavalan saqa-turu third
u-turu three (things)
kin-turu three (people)
turu three
Saisiyat toloʔ three
Papora tulu three
Seediq təruʔ three
Thao ma-turu-z thirty
lhun-turu-z do something three times
mu-turu-z three times
turu three
lhin-turu-z-inj divide something into three parts
kun-turu-z do something three times
Pazeh turu three
Bunun tau three
Kanakanabu u-túlu three
Saaroa u-tulu three
Tsou turu three
Amis tolo three
Rukai toɭo three
Rukai (Maga) túru three
Rukai túru three
Rukai (Mantauran) toɭo three
Puyuma mi-ta-teɭu three (people) together
teɭu three
Paiwan tjelu three
ma-ka-tjelu-lʸ three (times, days, occasions)
Proto-Rukai toɭo three
WMP
Yami ipi-tlo third time, three times
Itbayaten a-tlo three
ka-ka-tlo a third part, one-third
Tsat kiu³³ three
Isneg talló three
Agta (Central Cagayan) talló three
Itawis tállu three
Ibanag tellu three
Kalinga tulú three
Kalinga (Guinaang) tulú three
Agta (Dupaningan) talló three
Bontok tulú three, to be three
Ifugaw tulu the number three
tulú three, third, thrice
Kankanaey tuló three
Ifugaw (Batad) tulu the number three
Yogad tellu three
Gaddang tellu three
Ibaloy tedo three --- the cardinal number; three stars that appear together in a line; the group is said to reach its zenith at dawn during harvest time (August); could be the three bright summer stars, Vega, Deneb, and Altair
Casiguran Dumagat ə-təlu three
Pangasinan taló three
Ilokano talló three
Kapampangan atlú three
Jarai kləw three
Chamorro tulu three
Rhade tləw three
Buhid tuló three
Hanunóo túlu three, a cardinal number
Masbatenyo tuló three
Tboli tlu cardinal number 3
Waray-Waray tuló three
Cebuano tulú numeral three
Binukid tulú three
Maranao telo three
Palauan e-déi three
Mansaka toro three
Tiruray telew three
Yakan tellu three
Tombonuwo tolu three
Mapun tallu three
Kadazan Dusun tohu three
Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan tolu three
Kujau təLu three
Minokok təluʔ three
Ida'an Begak təllu three
Murut (Timugon) talu three
Tausug tū three
Murut (Paluan) talu three
Bisaya (Limbang) talu three
Bisaya talu three
Penan (Long Lamai) tələuʔ three
Penan tələuʔ three
Murut (Tagol) talu three
Narum təlaw three
Lun Dayeh tə-təluh in groups of three
təluh three
Tingalan (West) talu three
Kiput təlaw three
Talaud tallu three
Berawan (Long Terawan) təloh three
Berawan (Long Teru) təloh three
Acehnese bintaŋ lheə the three brightly shining stars in the middle of Orion
lheə three
Bintulu tələw three
Kenyah (Long San) tələw three
Sa'ban law three
ləw three
Kenyah telu three
tələw three
Kelabit təluh three; we (trial, incl.)
Sangir təllu three
Kejaman tələw three
Lahanan təlow three
Kayan (Uma Juman) teluʔ three; we (trial, incl.)
Melanau (Sarikei) təlaw three; we (paucal, incl.)
Melanau Dalat tələw three
Melanau Dalat (Kampung Teh) tələw three
Melanau (Mukah) tələw three; we (plural, incl.)
Dairi-Pakpak Batak telu three
Simalur təlu fəŋi in three days/the day after tomorrow
təlu ~ təlo three (in some combinations, and in women’s speech)
Toba Batak si-paha-tolu the third month
tolu three
sa-par-tolu a third
pa-tolu-na the day after tomorrow
Bekatan toluh three
Karo Batak telu three
Iban telu add or twist strands into a rope, splice
Malay buah keras telu a hard fruit with three pips
susun telu in a triple row or layer
telu three; triple (in certain expressions only, as is the ordinary word for ‘three’)
min-telu relative in the third degree, third cousin
Tonsea tedu three
Bukat talu three
Tondano təlu three
Tontemboan təlu three
Nias tõlu three
Lolak tolu three
Mongondow toluʔ three (only in serial counting)
tolu three
Kayan teloʔ three; we (paucal, incl.)
teluʔ three; we (trial, incl.)
Tunjung təlu three
Siang tolu three
Dohoi toluʔ three
Balantak tolu three
Mentawai telu three
Dusun Witu telo three
Banggai tolu three
siŋgo-tolu-kon three by three, three each
Ba'amang teluʔ three
Bare'e tou three
Uma tolu three
Lawangan toluʔ three
Taboyan toluʔ three
Paku tolu three
Dusun Deyah tolu three
Ma'anyan telo three
Samihim telo three
Mori Atas o-tolu three
Tae' tallu three
Padoe o-tolu three
Koroni o-tolu three
Bungku o-tolu three
Mandar tallu three
Buginese tellu three
Wolio talu three
Enggano ʔa-koru-para parents with one child
ʔa-koru ~ ʔa-kodu three
Muna to-tolu three, be three
tolu three (form used in counting and prefixed to nouns)
Makassarese tallu three
Lampung telu three
Popalia tolu three
Malay (Jakarta) min-telu relative in the third degree, third cousin
Old Javanese təlu three
Madurese telloʔ three
Javanese telu three
Bonerate tolu three
Balinese telu three
Sasak sən-təluʔ wind in the third strand (in making rope)
təlu three
Bikol tuló three
Proto-Bungku-Tolaki o-tolu three (independent numeral)
Miri təlauh ~ təloh three
Malagasy télo three
Kenyah (Long Ikang) tələw three
Proto-Bungku-Tolaki tolu three (bound numeral)
CMP
Soboyo tolu three
Sekar téni three
Onin teni three
Wahai tolo three
Manusela tolu three
Alune telu three
Batu Merah telu-a three
Teluti toi three
Kamarian teru three
Buruese ka-telo-r a constellation of three stars
telo three
Hitu telu three
Saparua toru three
Asilulu telu three
Nusa Laut ʔoru three
Laha teru three
Larike tidu three
Amblau relu three
Gah tolo three
East Damar wo-telu three
Tugun telu three
Yamdena na-ŋ-téli the third
tél three
Erai telu three (usually with a numeral prefix: )
Talur i-telu three
Kisar wo-kelu three
Selaru ena-tél three
Luang wo-telu three
Leti wo-telu three
Kédang telu three
Adonara telo three
Solorese telo three
Lamaholot təlo three
Rembong telu three
Manggarai telu three
Bimanese tolu three
Tetun (Dili) tolu three
Galoli i-telu three
Komodo telu three
Sika telu three
Ngadha telu three
Idate telu three
Tetun tolu three
Vaikenu tɛnu three
Kodi tallu three
Atoni tenu three
Kambera tílu ~ tailu three
Helong tilu three
Hawu telu three
Rotinese telu hulu thirty
telu three
Wetan wo-teli three
OC
Nalik o-rol three

PEMP tolu three ⇫

SHWNG
Buli tol three
Sawai tel three
Taba p-tol three
Minyaifuin pi-tol three
Gimán p-tol three
As tu three
Numfor kior three
Misool (Coast) tol three
Mayá ꞌto³l three
Woi toru three
Marau₁ toru three
Munggui bo-toru three
Serui-Laut bo-toru three
Ambai bo-toru three
Biga tol three
Wandamen toru three
Waropen toru three
Ron kor three
Dusner toru three
Moor oro three
Irarutu tor three
toru three
Kowiai/Koiwai tor three
OC
Hawaiian -kou indicator of plurality in the plural pronouns and possessives only
kā-kou we (plural, inclusive)
kolu three
Ulithian sulu three
Marshallese jilu three
Woleaian seli- ~ yeli three
Puluwat yeluuq three (general)
yéél three (sequential)
Chuukese één the number three
wúnú three
Pohnpeian sili- ~ silū three
Mokilese jili- three
Kosraean tol three
Nukuoro dolu three
oo-dou your
Kapingamarangi dolu three
Gilbertese tenu-a three
Seimat tolu-hu three
Mussau tolu three
Kaniet tohu three
Marau₂ oru three
Sobei tou three
Leipon ma-culo-h three
Sori taro-p three
Kuruti tolo-h three
Lele toyo-h three
Andra talo-h three
Ahus telu three
Loniu ma-colo-h three
Papitalai mʷa-talah three
Bipi talo-h three
Lindrou talo-h three
Nali ma-royo-h three
Ere tula-h three
Penchal tulu-p three
Tarpia tor three
Lou teli-p three
Tigak po-tul three
Wogeo tol three
Ali tuəl three
Mendak e-run three
even tun three (in answer to question)
Kairiru tuol three
Manam toli three
Tanga k’-tul three
Takia u-tol three
Vitu tolu three; we (pl. incl.)
Bali (Uneapa) te-tolu three
Gedaged tol three
Luangiua kolu three
Lusi tolu three
Amara tel three
Lakalai -tolu three
Mbula tel three
pa tel three times
tel-tel-ŋa three by three, in threes
Papapana tau-tonu three
Uruava toru three
Yabem têlê-àc three
Babatana tulu three
Sikaiana tolu three
Toqabaqita ulu three
Bugotu tolu three
va-tolu-i third, third time
tolu-ña third
va-tolu-ña third
vi-tolu the third day, back or forward, not counting today
Lau olu-na ~ ou-na third
olu three
Tuvaluan o-tou your (plural possessor)
tolu three
Kwaio olu-na third
olu three
Gabadi koi three
Nggela tolu three
na tolu-na the third
'Āre'āre oru three
Molima toi three
Ubir ton three
Sa'a olu three
olu-ne third, third time
Motu toi three
Sinaugoro toi-toi three
Pileni tolu three
Arosi oru three
oru-na third
Anuta toru three
ta-tou ~ taa-tou first person plural inclusive personal and possessive pronoun; we, us; our, ours
Rennellese togu three, third, three times; to be three in number, third, three times
kita-tou we, us (plural, inclusive)
Rotuman folu three
Mota va-toliu three
ni-tol three
Samoan tolu three
tā-tou first person plural inclusive conjunct verbal pronoun (pre-basic and post-basic); we (you and we, speaking of three or more people); first person plural inclusive disjunct verbal pronoun first person inclusive nominal pronoun
Futunan tā-tou first person plural inclusive postposed personal pronoun
tolu three
Lakona ni-tel three
Merlav i-tol three
Nokuku tol three
Piamatsina tolu three
Malmariv tolu three
Lametin tolu three
Mafea tolu three
Amblong mo-tol three
Raga tolu three
Tangoa mo-tolu three
Aore a tolu three
Araki rolu three
Apma ka-cil three
Rano e-til three
Atchin e-tul three
Leviamp i-tl three
Lingarak i-tl three
Avava i-tl three
Paamese e-tel three
Axamb a-rür three
Maxbaxo ŋo-rœr three
Malfaxal i-tul three
Makatea toru three
Pwele tolu three
Mele-Fila taa-tou we (plural, inclusive)
toru three
Efate (South) tol three
Wayan tolu be three, three
viā-tolu be every third one
a-tolu be three each
Fijian tolu three
yā-tolu three each
Sie nde-hel three
Niue tolu three, third
Tongan tolu three
kita-u-tolu first person plural inclusive
Rarotongan totu numeral three
ta-tou first person plural inclusive pronoun
Maori toru three, third
tā-tou first person plural inclusive pronoun
te toru the third month
Biliau tola-gom three
Proto-Micronesian telu three
Wuvulu olu three
Merig i-tol three
Toak tol three
Haununu oru three
Arop tol three
Tolai u-tul three
Vatrata vo-ʔol three

PMP i-telu (gloss uncertain) ⇫

WMP
Tontemboan i-telu what is concerned with bringing the total to three
Muna i-tolu three days; commemoration on the third day after someone’s death
CMP
Fordata i-telu three

PWMP in-telu three times ⇫

WMP
Tombonuwo in-tolu three times
Kadazan Dusun in-tohu three times
Murut (Timugon) in-talu three times
Mongondow in-tolu the third
Malagasy in-telu three times

PAN ka-telu (gloss uncertain) ⇫

Form.
Kavalan q-turu three (of days, months)

PMP ka-telu all three, three together, three in total ⇫

WMP
Yami ka-tlo three in total
Bontok ka-tlu to divide into three or thirds
Ibaloy ka-tdo third day of funeral celebration
Romblomanon ka-ta-tlú three times
Cebuano ka-tulú three times
Yakan ka-tallu all three that one has (of anything)
Mongondow ko-tolu three times
Banggai ko tolu-no the third
Madurese ma-telloʔ add up to three, total three
Old Javanese ka-təlu three (all together)
Javanese ka-telu three times; times three; (for) the third time; third in a series

POC ka-tolu (gloss uncertain) ⇫

OC
Ngwatua ka-tolu three
Pango ka-tul three
Sesake ke-tul three

PWMP ma-nelu twist together rope out of three strands ⇫

WMP
Ifugaw ma-nulu to be able to produce three things in a specified period of time, as for stone walling to produce three pesos a day in earnings, or for a man to be a three basket per week weaver
Ifugaw (Batad) ma-nulu to be able to produce three things in a specified period of time, as for stone walling to produce three pesos a day in earnings, or for a man to be a three basket per week weaver
Sangir ma-nəllu twist a third strand into a rope that already has two
Toba Batak ma-nolu twist together rope out of three strands
Tontemboan mə-nəlu-nəlu for only three to remain, for three still to remain
Javanese nelu to form a group of three; to hold a ceremonial feast for a woman in the third month of pregnancy

PAN ma-telu (gloss uncertain) ⇫

Form.
Paiwan ma-tjelu three persons
WMP
Ifugaw ma-tulu to be three units of measure, of length, quantity, size, time, value, weight
Ifugaw (Batad) ma-tulu to be three units of measure, of length, quantity, size, time, value, weight
Tontemboan ma-təlu of a third woman, to join two others in pounding rice
Madurese ma-telloʔ split into three parts

POC ma-tolu (gloss uncertain) ⇫

OC
Nukuoro ma-tolu thirty

PWMP maka-telu (gloss uncertain) ⇫

WMP
Tagalog maká-tatló thrice, three times
Cebuano maka-tulú three times
Makassarese maka-tallu third
maka-tallu-na the third
Balinese maka-talu-n a period of three days
Bikol maka-tuló to have three

PWMP maR-telu to divide into three parts ⇫

WMP
Tausug mag-tu divide into three equal parts
Malagasy mi-télo to divide into three
Bikol mag-tulo to divide into three

PMP pa-telu (gloss uncertain) ⇫

WMP
Yakan pa-tellu to make something three (as in dividing cookies into three batches)
Tontemboan pa-təlu-təlu-n put three in each pile
CMP
Fordata fa-telu three times

POC pa-tolu (gloss uncertain) ⇫

OC
Bugotu va-tolu-i third, third time
va-tolu-ña third
Mota va-toliu third

PMP paka-telu to triple, multiply by three ⇫

WMP
Chamorro faha-to three times
Palauan ok-ə-dəy thirty
Dairi-Pakpak Batak peke-telu name of the third month
Malagasy faha-telo the third; three fathoms; an enemy

POC paka-tolu to triple, multiply by three ⇫

OC
Gilbertese ka-tenu-a to triple
Arosi haʔa-oru three times
Rennellese haka-togu to do three times, third; 15th night of the moon; to be this night
Samoan faʔa-tolu three times
Wayan vaka-tolu be three times, thrice
Fijian vaka-tolu three times

PWMP paR-telu-en (gloss uncertain) ⇫

WMP
Madurese par-tello-n a path that branches three ways
Bikol pag-tulo-on to divide into three; to send three at a time; to go three at a time

PWMP pin-telu three times ⇫

WMP
Bontok pin-ta<l>lú three, play counting
Kankanaey pin-tuló three, one of the numbers used by children
Ibaloy ka-pin-tedo the third time
pin-tedo three times, thrice
Makassarese pin-tallu three times

PAN Sika-telu third ⇫

Form.
Kavalan siqa-turu three times
Paiwan ta-si-ka-tjelu day before yesterday
si-ka-tjelu third
nu-si-ka-tjelu day after tomorrow

PMP ika-telu third ⇫

WMP
Yami ika-tlo third
Itbayaten icha-tlo third
Tagalog ika-tló third
Romblomanon íka-tlu third (action, person, situation, thing, time, unit of measurement)
Masbatenyo ika-tuló third
Tboli ge-tlu third
Hiligaynon iká-tlu third
Cebuano ika-tulú third
Binukid ika-tulú third
Tombonuwo ko-tolu third
Kadazan Dusun ko-tohu the third
Murut (Timugon) ka-talu third, the third
Tontemboan ka-təlu third, the third
Sasak kə-təlu the third
Bikol ika-tuló third
CMP
Soboyo ka-tolu the third
Rotinese ka-telu-k the third

POC ika-tolu third ⇫

OC
Wayan ikā-tolu third
Fijian i katolu the third

PAN ta-telu three, of humans ⇫

Form.
Thao ta-turu three, of humans
Amis ta-tolo three, of humans
WMP
Yami ta-tlo three (people)
Itbayaten ta-tlo three
Ibaloy ta-tdo three (especially in counting people)
Sambal ta-tlo three
Sambal (Botolan) ta-tlo three
Tagalog tatló three
Romblomanon ta-tlu three (actions, people, pieces of something, situations, things, times, units of measurement
Aklanon tátlo three
tátlo to raise or lower to three, make three
Hiligaynon tátlu three
Binukid ta-tulú three; to be in threes, to do, make three (of something)
Manobo (Ata) ta-tolu three
Manobo (Tigwa) ta-tɨlu three
Manobo (Western Bukidnon) te-telu three
Sangir ta-təllu bauʔ three pieces (of round things)
Petapa Taje to-tolu three
Balinese ta-telu triad, three

POC ta-tolu three (of people) ⇫

OC
Motu ta-toi three (of people)

PWMP ka-telu-an (gloss uncertain) ⇫

WMP
Itbayaten ka-tlw-an third month
Ifugaw ka-tluw-án add a third one
Hiligaynon ka-ta-tlu-an thirty
Cebuano ka-tlu-an thirty
Sangir ka-təllu-aŋ Orion’s belt
Tontemboan ka-təlu-an the three stars in Orion’s belt
Mongondow ko-tolu-an Orion’s belt
Malagasy ha-telo-ana three days
Bikol ka-tulu-an thirds

PWMP ka-telu-en (gloss uncertain) ⇫

WMP
Murut (Timugon) ka-talu-on something that is tallied or totaled as amounting to three
Dairi-Pakpak Batak ke-telu-n the period of the third planting of rice, at which time yam plantings are seen here and there
Karo Batak ke-telū-n the day after the day after tomorrow, three days hence

PPh t<in>elu made of three parts, as triple-strand rope ⇫

WMP
Ilokano t<in>alló twilled work of three warp crossings
Tagalog t<in>a-tló tripartite, divided into three parts
Cebuano t<in>ulu-tulú kind of rope made of three strands
t<in>ulú into three, in threes
Tontemboan t<in>əlu brought up to three
Mongondow lubid s<in>olu cord or twine made of three strands

PPh t<um>elu (gloss uncertain) ⇫

WMP
Ifugaw t<um>ulu for something to become three, especially through natural processes such as reproduction
Ifugaw (Batad) t<um>ulu for something to become three, especially through natural processes such as reproduction
Tontemboan t<um>əlu of a third woman, to join two others in pounding rice

PWMP telu-an to join with to make three ⇫

WMP
Bontok tulu-wan to make three; to join with (two others); a third one
Tagalog ta-tlú-han in groups of three; in threes
Masbatenyo tulúh-an suitable for three (refers to something which is adequate for three portions, usually used in terms of food)
Tontemboan təlu-an name of a small river that is formed by the confluence of the Rano Pengkor, Rano Sue, and Winaluian rivers

PWMP telu-en be divided into three (?) ⇫

WMP
Bontok tulu-wən to divide into three or thirds; one third
Ifugaw tulu-wón to give (make, lay, etc.) three of the same kind (value, size, etc.)
Ilokano tallu-en to do three times
Tagalog ta-tlu-hín to triple; to make or become three times as much
Gayō tulu-n third day hence
Mongondow tolu-on make with three strands (of cord)
Malagasy telo-ina ~ telo-vina to be divided into three

PPh telu-gan three (in children’s games) ⇫

WMP
Bontok tulú-gan three, play counting
Kankanaey tuló-gan three, one of the numbers used by children
Hanunóo tulu-kán three, used only in a children’s counting game

PMP telu-telu three each, three by three ⇫

WMP
Bontok tullu-tullu to be in units of three (as when dividing meat into portions)
Ifugaw tulu-tulu always three; three by three
tullu-tullu for people to be three at a time in a particular state doing something, of one group repeating an action, or two or more groups acting successively
Ilokano talló-talló a kind of vine with trifoliate leaves
tal-talló only three
Murut (Timugon) talu-talu the three of them, all three
Tontemboan təlu-təlu by threes, in groups of three
Nias tõlu-tõlu three each, three by three
Makassarese tallu-tallu all three; only three; three, in games of cards and dice
Javanese telu-telu by threes
Balinese ta-telu-ta-telu in threes, three at a time
Malagasy tsi-telo-telo three by three
Bikol tuló-túlo~ tu-tuló only three
mag-tuló-túlo to divide into three; to send three at a time
CMP
Yamdena té-tél three by three, three at a time
Rotinese telu-telu three at a time, three by three

POC tolu-tolu three each, three by three ⇫

OC
Wayan tolu-tolu group of threes, in threes, as a threesome, all three
Fijian tolu-tolu all three
Maori toru-toru few