taifah

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic طائفة.

Pronunciation

Noun

taifah (Jawi spelling طائفة, plural taifah-taifah, informal 1st possessive taifahku, 2nd possessive taifahmu, 3rd possessive taifahnya)

  1. (sociology) An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination; a sect.
    Synonym: sekta

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