alaf
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay alaf, from Classical Malay الاف (alaf), from Arabic آلَاف (ʔālāf, “thousand”), plural form of أَلْف (ʔalf).
Pronunciation
[edit]Numeral
[edit]alaf
- (dated) thousand.
- Synonym: ribu
- (rare) millennium.
Further reading
[edit]- “alaf” 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.
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