Tetun words starting with O
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- o'clock (followed by Tetun numeral)·tuku
- oath·juramentu
- oath, vow·juramentu
- obedience·obediénsia
- obedient·obediente
- obesity·obesidade
- obey·kumpri; tuir, halo tuir
- obey, carry out, comply·kumpri
- object·objetu
- objective·objetivu
- objective, purpose·objetivu
- objectivity·objetividade
- obligation·obrigasaun
- obligation, duty·obrigasaun
- obligatory, compulsory·obrigatóriu
- oblige·obriga
- observation·observasaun
- observation room (medical)·sala observasaun
- observatory·observatóriu
- observe·observa
- observer·observadór(a)
- obstacle, constraint·obstákulu
- obstetrics·obstetrísia
- obstructed labour·partu obstrutivu
- obstruction·obstrusaun
- obtain·hetan
- obvious·klaru
- occupancy rate·taxa okupasaun
- occupation·(job) servisu; (by
- occupation (by·okupasaun
- occupational therapy·n. terapia okupasionál
- occupier, occupant·okupante
- occupy·okupa
- occupying (forces...)·okupante
- occur·mosu
- October·Outubru
- octopus·kurita
- odd·oin seluk; la pár
- odometer, hodometer [US]·kilometrajen
- oesophagitis [UK], esophagitis·esofagitis
- oestrogen·estrojéniu
- of·hosi
- of course·klaru; Bele deit!
- of course, naturally·naturalmente
- of its own accord·mesak
- of value·vale
- off·(not functioning) mate, taka
- off (of spoiled food)·adj. siin
- off duty·folga
- off-road (motorcycling)·offroad
- off-shore wind, off-shore breeze·anin foho
- offence·ofensa
- offend·ofende
- offer·oferese
- offer betel nut or cigarettes·look
- offer, dedicate·oferese
- offering·ezmola
- offering (in church·oferta
- offering (to God)·karan
- offering box·kaixa oferta
- offering, collection (in church)·kolekta
- office·(place) servisu fatin, sede
- office (esp. large government office)·repartisaun
- office desk·eskritóriu (E)
- office hours·oras servisu
- office hours, work hours·oras servisu
- office of a senior boss·gabinete
- Office of the President·gabinete prezidente
- Office of the Prime Minister·gabinete primeiru ministru
- office worker·funsionáriu
- official·ofisiál
- official language·lian ofisiál
- official passport·pasaporte servisu
- official passport, service passport·pasaporte servisu
- official visit·vizita ofisiál
- officially·ofisialmente
- offline·liña la ativu
- offspring·oan
- offspring, descendant·husar-talin
- often·beibeik, dala barak
- often, always·beibeik
- often, always, frequently, continually, constantly·beibeik
- often, many times·dala barak
- oil·mina
- oil filter·filtru oli
- oil filter wrench·xave filtru
- oil pan·karter oli
- oil pipe·tubu oli
- oil pump·bomba oli
- oil ring·segmentu oli
- oily·mina
- ointment·pomada
- ointment, liniment·mina-manas
- ointment, liniment (esp. of the·mina anin
- ointment, salve·pomada
- OK?·nee ga?
- okay·diak, oké
- okra, ladies' fingers·okra
- old·(things) tuan, antigu; (man)
- old (of person)·idade
- old (of things·tuan
- old (of things)·tuan
- old person·ferik-katuas
- old stamping ground·ain-fatin
- Old Testament·antigu testamentu
- old, ancient, antique·antigu
- old, getting on in·idade ona
- old-growth forest, jungle·ai-laran tuan
- older·tinan boot liu, idade liu
- older brother, older son of·maun
- older paternal uncle·pai boot
- older sister (term of·mana
- older sister, older daughter·biin
- older, very old·tuan liu
- oldest·mak tinan boot liu; mak
- oldest brother·maun boot
- oldest child·oan boot
- oldest child, first-born·oan-boot
- oligarchy·oligarkia
- olive·oliveira
- olive oil·azeite
- olive tree·ai-oliveira
- Olivier salad·salada rusa
- Olympic·olímpiku
- ombudsman·provedór
- omelette·omelete
- omnibenevolence·omnibenevolénsia
- omnibenevolent·omnibenevolente
- omnipotence·omnipoténsia
- omnipotent·omnipotente
- omnipresence·omniprezensa
- omnipresent·omniprezente
- omniscience·omnisiénsia
- omniscient·omnisiente
- omnivore·omnívora
- on (turned on)·adj. moris
- on and off·ora-oras
- on and off, repeatedly·ora-oras
- on average·rata-rata
- on behalf of·lori ... nia naran
- on condition that·naran
- on duty·servisu hela
- on one's back·haklenak
- on sale·faan ho folin tuun
- on standby·standby
- on the basis of·bazeia ba
- on the left·iha ... sorin karuk
- on the left of·iha ... liman
- on the other·iha ... sorin ba
- on the other side of·iha
- on the right·iha ... sorin loos
- on the right of·iha ... liman
- on the spot·(immediately)
- on this side·iha ... sorin mai
- on this side of·iha ... sorin
- on time·ho oras
- on, on top of·iha ... leten
- on-shore wind, on-shore breeze·anin tasi
- once·(one time) dala ida; (in the
- oncology·onkolojia
- one·ida, ún/uma , satu
- one after the other·tu-tuir malu
- one hundred·atus ida
- one or two·ida-rua
- one person’s) vote·votu (E)
- one sock·meias sorin ida
- one thousand·seribu
- one way ticket·bilheti baa deit, bilheti mai deit
- one-way·satu arah
- onion·bombai
- onion (bulb onion)·liis bombai
- online·liña ativu
- online check in·cek in liu hosi internet, cek in
- only·deit; só
- only just·foin
- only just, very recently·foin
- only that·soke
- only, except, unless·só
- open·loke; (of its own accord)
- open (as opposed to hidden)·aberta
- open bar·open bar
- open, be opened (of its·nakloke
- open-hearted, welcomes everyone·laran nakloke
- opening (ceremony·abertura
- opening ceremony·abertura
- operate·opera
- operate, conduct·halo operasaun
- operating theatre·sala-operasaun
- operation·operasaun
- operational·operasionál
- operational commander·komandante operasaun
- operator·operadór(a)
- ophthalmology·n. oftalmolojia
- opinion·hanoin, opiniaun
- opinion, view·opiniaun
- opponent, adversary·adversáriu
- opportunist·oportunista
- opportunity·oportunidade
- opportunity, chance·oportunidade
- opportunity, chance, occasion·okaziaun
- oppose·kontra; hasoru
- opposite·kontráriu
- opposite, antonym·kontráriu
- opposite-sex cross-·tunanga
- opposition·opozisaun
- oppress·hanehan
- optic·ótiku
- optimisation·otimizasaun
- optimistic·optimista
- option·opsaun
- oracle, fortune-teller, shaman·kuku
- oral·orál
- oral announcement·lia rekadu
- oral invitation or·rekadu
- orange·(fruit) sabraka; (colour)
- orange (citrus)·sabraka boot
- orange (citrus), tangerine, mandarin·sabraka
- orange (colour·kór-sabraka
- orange (colour)·kór dé laranja
- orange (fruit·sabraka
- orange wine·tua sabraka
- oratory, family altar·ortóriu
- orchid·anggrek
- order·(command) haruka, manda
- order (goods, services), book, reserve·hameno
- order, command·orden
- ordinary·ordinária
- ordinary visa·vistu komun
- ordinaryday·baileet
- ordination·ordenasaun
- ordination mass·misa ordenasaun
- organ·orgaun
- organ (body part)·órgaun
- organ (institution)·órgaun
- organ (musical instrument), keyboard·organ
- organ of·orgaun soberania
- organ of state·orgaun soberania
- organ of state, sovereign institution·órgaun soberania
- organic (law, fertiliser, material)·orgániku
- organic law·lei orgánika
- organisation·organizasaun
- organise·organiza
- organised crime·krime organizadu
- organiser·organizadór(a)
- organist·organista
- organizing committee·komisaun organizadora
- organs of state·órgaun soberanu
- origin·hosi nebee
- original·orijinál
- original sin·sala orijinál
- original, genuine, authentic·orijinál
- original, genuine, authentic, native, indigenous·asli
- originate from·hosi/husi
- orphan·oan kiak
- orphanage·orfanatu
- Orthodox Church·igreja ortodoksa
- orthography·ortografia
- orthopaedic [UK], orthopedic·ortopédiku
- orthopaedics [UK], orthopedics·ortopedia
- orthopaedist [UK], orthopedist·ortopodista
- OS, operating system·sistema operativu
- osan) dollar·dolar
- ostentatious·hatudu aan
- ostrich·avestrús
- other·seluk
- other, another·seluk
- others·sira seluk; selu-seluk
- otherwise·se lae
- our·(including you) ita nia
- our (excluding you·ami nia
- our heavenly Father·aman santu iha lalehan
- Our Lady·na'in feto
- Our Lady of Aitara·nosa señora ai-tara
- Our Lady of Fatima·nosa señora dé fátima
- ours·(including you) ita nian
- ours (excluding you·ami nian
- ours (including you·ita nian
- ourselves·(including you) ita nia
- ourselves (including·ita nia aan
- out·iha liur; sai; sai tiha, laos iha
- out of·hosi; (no longer have) la
- out of order·mate, aat
- outboard motor·jonson
- outbreak (of disease)·surtu
- outer bone in ankle·ain fukun li'ur
- outer side of eye·matan-ikun
- outgoing (leaving office)·sesante
- outline, overview·liña jerál
- output (from computer)·output
- outside·iha liur; liur
- outside, external·iha liur
- outsider·ema-li'ur
- outsider, someone else·ema seluk
- ovation·basa-liman
- oven·fornu
- oven, kiln·fornu
- oven, tempat pembakar roti·oven
- over·(above) iha ... leten; (on
- over (more than), plus·itál
- overall, global·globál
- overalls·makaku
- overalls, dungarees·makaku
- overbook·halo rezerva barak liu
- overcome, make it through·ultrapasa
- overdosed·lanu
- overlock (stitch)·obras
- overly, intensely·bulak rai
- overseas·tasi balu
- oversee, mentor·akompaña
- overthrow·hamonu
- overtime·oras ekstra
- overturn·baku fila
- overturn, capsize·baku fila
- overweight·bagajen todan liu
- overwhelmed·senti todan
- ovulation·ovulasaun
- owe·deve
- owl·kakuuk
- own·rasik
- own (possession)·kusta
- own, self (himself·rasik
- owner·nain
- owner, proprietor, master·na'in
- oxygen·oksijéniu
- oyster·ramiis
- ozone·ozonu
- o’clock·tuku (plus Tetun