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)

1. 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

• kilat

 

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)

1. 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.

2. 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.