partai

See also: pártaí and pârțâi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay partai, Dutch partij, from Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie, from Medieval Latin partīta (a part, party), from Latin partīta, feminine of partītus, past participle of partīrī (to divide); see part.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpar.tai̯]
  • Hyphenation: par‧tai

Noun

partai (first-person possessive partaiku, second-person possessive partaimu, third-person possessive partainya)

  1. party,
    1. (politics) a group of people on a shared goal and mission; political party.
    2. a group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.
  2. some, a few, a small number of.

Alternative forms

  • parti (political party) (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

  • berpartai
  • kepartaian

See also

Further reading


Malay

Etymology

From Dutch partij, from Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie, from Medieval Latin partīta (a part, party), from Latin partīta, feminine of partītus, past participle of partīrī (to divide); see part. First attested directly as partij in the Kitab Vortaro published in 1923.[1]

Noun

partai (Jawi spelling ڤرتاي, plural partai-partai, informal 1st possessive partaiku, 2nd possessive partaimu, 3rd possessive partainya)

  1. (Indonesia) alternative form of parti (political party).
    Synonyms: parti, parti politik

References

  1. Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 238

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