tuai

See also: tuài

Central Dusun

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quay, from Proto-Austronesian *quay.

Noun

tuai

  1. rattan

French

Pronunciation
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Verb

tuai

  1. first-person singular past historic of tuer

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *tuqaS.

Noun

tuai

  1. leader, chief, head

Adjective

tuai

  1. old

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tuai.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuai̯/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ai

Noun

tuai (first-person possessive tuaiku, second-person possessive tuaimu, third-person possessive tuainya)

  1. small crescent-shaped harvesting knife

Verb

tuai

  1. to harvest
    Synonym: panen

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • penuai [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • penuaian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • tuaian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • menuai [agent focus] (meN-)
  • dituai [patient focus] (di-)
  • tertuai [agentless action] (teR-)
  • bertuai [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

Ledo Kaili

Noun

tuai

  1. little sister

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuai̯/
  • Rhymes: -uai̯, -ai̯

Verb

tuai (Jawi spelling تواي)

  1. to harvest

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • penuai [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • penuaian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • tuaian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • menuai [agent focus] (meN-)
  • dituai [patient focus] (di-)
  • tertuai [agentless action] (teR-)
  • bertuai [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants
  • Indonesian: tuai

Further reading
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