teratai

== Indonesian == === Etymology === 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.) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈratai̯/ [t̪əˈra.t̪ai̯] Rhymes: -atai̯ Syllabification: te‧ra‧tai === Noun === têratai (plural teratai-teratai) lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Synonyms: lotus, padma, pekaja, seroja, tunjung ==== Descendants ==== → Macanese: trate === Further reading === “teratai”, 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): /təˈrataj/ [t̪əˈra.t̪ai̯] === Noun === teratai (Jawi spelling تراتاي, plural teratai-teratai or teratai2) lotus, water lily Synonyms: seroja, tunjung, kelipuk, telipuk, telepuk ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: teratai === Further reading === "teratai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017