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Malay
Etymology
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). Doublet of fatwa.
Noun
petua (Jawi spelling ڤتوا, plural petua-petua, informal 1st possessive petuaku, 2nd possessive petuamu, 3rd possessive petuanya)
- tip, advice
- (mathematics, Malaysia) rule: a determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
Descendants
- > Indonesian: petuah (inherited)
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