teratai

From Malay teratai. Cognate of Javanese ꦠꦿꦠꦺ (traté, “lotus”), Old Javanese tarate (“red lotus”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təˈratai̯/ [t̪əˈra.t̪ai̯]
• Rhymes: -atai̯
• Syllabification: te‧ra‧tai

têratai (plural teratai-teratai)

1. lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

   Synonyms: lotus, padma, pekaja, seroja, tunjung

• → Macanese: trate

• “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.

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

• IPA^(key): /təˈrataj/ [t̪əˈra.t̪ai̯]

teratai (Jawi spelling تراتاي, plural teratai-teratai)

1. lotus, water lily

   Synonyms: seroja, tunjung, kelipuk, telipuk, telepuk

• Indonesian: teratai

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