tirai
French
Pronunciation
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Galician
Iban
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay tirai, Tamil திரை (tirai, “curtain”), from Sanskrit तिरस् (tiras, “apart, across”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.rai/
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tirai (“curtain”), from Tamil திரை (tirai, “curtain”), from Sanskrit तिरस् (tiras, “apart, across”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-ós, from *terh₂-. Doublet of trans-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪irai̯]
- Hyphenation: ti‧rai
Noun
tirai (plural tirai-tirai, first-person possessive tiraiku, second-person possessive tiraimu, third-person possessive tirainya)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- tirai-mirai
- tirai alun
- tirai atap
- tirai belakang
- tirai besi
- tirai gulung atas
- tirai kelambu
- tirai matahari
- tirai panggung
- tirai pembatas
- tirai roman
Further reading
- “tirai” 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
Borrowed from Tamil திரை (tirai, “curtain”), from Sanskrit तिरस् (tiras, “apart, across”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-ós, from *terh₂-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiraj/
- Rhymes: -rai̯, -ai̯, -raj, -aj
- Hyphenation: ti‧rai
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
tirai (Jawi spelling تيراي, plural tirai-tirai, informal 1st possessive tiraiku, 2nd possessive tiraimu, 3rd possessive tirainya)
Derived terms
- bertirai
- tiari cahaya
- tirai air
- tirai cor
- tirai latar
Further reading
- “tirai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.