pintu

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Iban

Pronunciation

Noun

pintu

  1. door

Classifier

pintu

  1. Classifier used for buildings.
    Lima pintu rumah.Five houses
    Empat puluh pintu kedaiForty shops

Indonesian

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pintu

Etymology

From Malay pintu (door).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪntu/
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  • Hyphenation: pin‧tu

Noun

pintu (first-person possessive pintuku, second-person possessive pintumu, third-person possessive pintunya)

  1. door:
    1. a portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
    2. any flap, etc. that opens like a door.
  2. barrier: a structure that bars passage.
    Synonym: palang pintu
  3. (figurative) way: a method or manner of doing something.
    Synonym: jalan
  4. gate: a passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.

Derived terms

Further reading

Kapampangan

Etymology

Compare Tagalog pintuho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpintu/
  • Hyphenation: pin‧tu

Noun

píntu

  1. respect; restraint

Derived terms

Malay

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *nt₁uuʔ (hole, pit).

Pronunciation

Noun

pintu (Jawi spelling ڤينتو, plural pintu-pintu, informal 1st possessive pintuku, 2nd possessive pintumu, 3rd possessive pintunya)

  1. door (portal of entry into a building or room)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pintu
  • Tok Pisin: pitu

References

  1. ^ H. L. Shorto (2006) A Mon-Khmer comparative dictionary, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC

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