paderi

Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese padre (“priest”), from Old Galician-Portuguese padre (“father”), from Latin pater, patrem (“father”), from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /padəri/
• Hyphenation: pa‧de‧ri

Noun

paderi (Jawi spelling ڤدري, plural paderi-paderi, informal 1st possessive paderiku, 2nd possessive paderimu, 3rd possessive paderinya)

1. (Christianity, Catholicism) priest

Alternative forms

• padri (Indonesian)

Further reading

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