teratai

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [təˈratai̯]
• Hyphenation: tê‧ra‧tai

Noun

têratai (first-person possessive terataiku, second-person possessive terataimu, third-person possessive teratainya)

1. lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).

   Synonyms: lotus, padma, pekaja, seroja

Descendants

• → Macanese: trate

Further reading

• “teratai” 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.