petua

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). From Classical Syriac ܦܬܘܐ (peṯwā, “spinning out, breadth (of words)”). Doublet of fatwa. A common folk etymology claims it's a syllabic abbreviation of pesan orang tua (“elder's advice”).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /pəˈtwə/ [pəˈt̪wə]
    • Rhymes: -ə
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /pəˈtwa/ [pəˈt̪wa]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: pe‧tua

Noun

petua (Jawi spelling ڤتوا, plural petua-petua)

  1. tip, advice
  2. (mathematics, Malaysia) rule: a determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: petuah (inherited)

Further reading

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