petai

See also: pétai

Galician

Verb

petai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of petar

Indonesian

petai

Etymology

From Malay petai, from Classical Malay ڤتاي (petai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈt̪ai̯]
• Hyphenation: pê‧tai

Noun

pêtai (plural petai-petai, first-person possessive petaiku, second-person possessive petaimu, third-person possessive petainya)

1. stink bean, bitter bean (Parkia speciosa).

Further reading

• “petai” 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

Compare Javanese peté.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pətai̯/
• Rhymes: -tai̯, -ai̯

Noun

petai (Jawi spelling ڤتاي, plural petai-petai, informal 1st possessive petaiku, 2nd possessive petaimu, 3rd possessive petainya)

1. stink bean, bitter bean (Parkia speciosa)

Descendants

• Indonesian: petai

Further reading

• “petai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Welsh

Verb

petai

1. (literary) third-person singular counterfactual imperfect subjunctive of bod

Derived terms

• fel petai (“as if; as it were”)