perdu

== English == === Alternative forms === perdue === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French perdu, originally after sentinelle perdue. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈdjuː/ Rhymes: -uː === Adjective === perdu (not comparable) (obsolete, military) Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu. [17th–19th c.] (now rare) In a dangerous situation; lost, desperate. [from 17th c.] (now rare) Hidden; concealed from sight. Chiefly with lie. [from 17th c.] ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === perdu (plural perdus) One placed on watch, or in ambush. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope. === Anagrams === Dupre, Prude, drupe, duper, prude, red up, red-up == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈperdu/ Rhymes: -erdu Syllabification: per‧du === Verb === perdu imperative of perdi == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛʁ.dy/ Homophones: perdue, perdus, perdues === Participle === perdu (feminine perdue, masculine plural perdus, feminine plural perdues) past participle of perdre === Adjective === perdu (feminine perdue, masculine plural perdus, feminine plural perdues) lost ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “perdu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === drupe, duper == German == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French perdu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛʁˈdyː/ === Adjective === perdu (indeclinable, predicative only) (informal, somewhat dated) gone, lost === Further reading === “perdu” in Duden online “perdu”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[4] (in German) == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay perdu. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [pərˈdu] Hyphenation: pêr‧du === Noun === pêrdu (plural perdu-perdu) shrub: a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base clump (of trees), cluster Synonym: rumpun === Further reading === “perdu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pərˈdu/ [pərˈdu] Rhymes: -du, -u Hyphenation: per‧du === Noun === perdu (Jawi spelling ڤردو, plural perdu-perdu or perdu2) base; lower trunk (the lowest part of a tree trunk near the roots). Synonyms: pangkal, umbi clump; cluster (a group of plants growing closely together from a single base, like bamboo). Synonym: rumpun shrub; bush (a woody plant smaller than a tree, with multiple stems). Synonyms: semak, belukar === Classifier === perdu (Jawi spelling ڤردو, singular seperdu) classifier for clumped plants (such as bamboo, lemongrass, or pandan). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: perdu (inherited) ==== Further reading ==== "perdu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017