tuai

tuai

See also: tuài

Central Dusun

Etymology

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

Noun

tuai

1. rattan

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Pronunciation

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Verb

tuai

1. first-person singular past historic of tuer

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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

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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

• “tuai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Ledo Kaili

Noun

tuai

1. little sister

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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

• “tuai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.