Timor Leste

From Portuguese Timor Leste (“Timor-Leste”), Timor (“Timor”) +‎ leste (“east”). Cognate of Indonesian Timor Timur and Tetum Timor Lorosa'e.

• IPA^(key): [ˈtimɔr ˈlɛste]

Timor Leste

1. Timor-Leste

Indonesian clearly distinguishes the names for the sovereign state of East Timor or Timor-Leste (Timor Leste) and the former Indonesian province of East Timor, the latter is known as Timor Timur. Unlike English, these terms are not interchangeable in Indonesian.

• (countries of Asia) negara-negara di Asia; Afganistan, Arab Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filipina, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Jepang, Kamboja, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea Selatan, Korea Utara, Kuwait, Laos, Libanon, Maladewa, Malaysia, Mesir, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Rusia, Singapura, Siprus, Sri Lanka, Suriah, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tiongkok, Turki, Turkmenistan, Uni Emirat Arab, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yaman, Yordania
• Timor Lorosa'e
• Timor Timur

• “Timor Leste” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

• Timor-Leste

From Timor (“Timor”) +‎ leste (“east”).

Timor Leste m

1. East Timor, Timor-Leste (a country in southeast Asia; capital: Dili)

   Synonym: Timor-Lorosae

In European Portuguese, Timor Leste is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.