petir
See also: Petir
Indonesian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pəˈt̪ɪr]
- Hyphenation: pē‧tir
Noun
pêtir (plural petir-petir, first-person possessive petirku, second-person possessive petirmu, third-person possessive petirnya)
- lightning: a high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
- Synonyms: geledek, halilintar
Affixed terms
- memetir-metir
Compounds
- petir tunggal
See also
Further reading
- “petir” 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.
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈtir/, [pəˈter]
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [pəˈte]
- Rhymes: -ir
- Hyphenation: pe‧tir
Noun
petir (Jawi spelling ڤتير, plural petir-petir, informal 1st possessive petirku, 2nd possessive petirmu, 3rd possessive petirnya)
- Lightning; a high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
- Synonyms: kilat, halilintar
- 1992, Abdul Manaff Ahmad Zainei, Mendung di Puncak Bukit:
- Semangatnya melayang macam disambar petir.
- His spirit faded as if he were struck by lightning.
- Thunder; the loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
- Synonym: guruh
Further reading
- “petir” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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