partai

See also: pártaí and pârțâi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay partai, from Dutch partij, from Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie, from Medieval Latin partīta (“a part, party”), from Latin partīta, feminine of partītus, past participle of partīrī (“to divide”); see part.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpartai̯/ [ˈpar.t̪ai̯]
• Rhymes: -artai̯
• Syllabification: par‧tai

Noun

partai (plural partai-partai)

1. party,
   1. (politics) a group of people on a shared goal and mission; political party
   2. a group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.
2. some, a few, a small number of

Alternative forms

• parti (“political party”) (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

• berpartai
• kepartaian

• partai politik

See also

• parpol

Further reading

• “partai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Dutch partij, from Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie, from Medieval Latin partīta (“a part, party”), from Latin partīta, feminine of partītus, past participle of partīrī (“to divide”); see part. First attested directly as partij in the Kitab Vortaro published in 1923.

Noun

partai (Jawi spelling ڤرتاي, plural partai-partai or partai²)

1. (Indonesia) alternative form of parti (“political party”)

   Synonyms: parti, parti politik

References

• “partai”, in Kamus Bahasa Melayu Nusantara [Nusantara Malay Language Dictionary], 2nd edition, Berakas: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, 2011, →ISBN, pages 1991-1992
• “partai” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 1622.

Further reading

• "partai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017