petir

See also: Petir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay petir. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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.