tolol
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tolol, from Portuguese tolo (“foolish”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtolol/ [ˈt̪o.lɔl]
- Rhymes: -olol
- Syllabification: to‧lol
Adjective
tolol (comparative lebih tolol, superlative paling tolol)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ketololan
References
- “tolol”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Adjective
tolol (Jawi spelling تولول)
- stupid, foolish, moronic
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh
- Guru tolol, murid pun tolol.
- Foolish is the teacher, foolish too is the student.
Descendants
- → Indonesian: tolol
Further reading
- “tolol”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017