petir

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈtir/ [pəˈt̪ɪr]
• Rhymes: -ir
• Syllabification: pe‧tir

pêtir (plural petir-petir)

1. lightning: a high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth

   Synonyms: geledek, halilintar

• “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.

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

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /pəˈte(r)/ [pəˈt̪e(r)]
  • Rhymes: -ete(r), -te(r), -e(r)

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /pəˈtir/ [pəˈt̪ir]
  • Rhymes: -etir, -tir, -ir
• Hyphenation: pe‧tir

petir (Jawi spelling ڤتير, plural petir-petir)

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

• > Indonesian: petir (inherited)

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