pintu

See also: pintu'

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪntu/

Noun

pintu

1. door

Classifier

pintu

1. Classifier used for buildings.

   Lima pintu rumah. ― Five houses

   Empat puluh pintu kedai ― Forty shops

Indonesian

pintu

Alternative forms

• pintoe (1901–1947)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pintu (“door”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *nt₁uuʔ (“hole, pit”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpintu/ [ˈpin̪.t̪u]

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• Rhymes: -intu
• Syllabification: pin‧tu

Noun

pintu (plural pintu-pintu)

1. door

   Synonym: lawang

2. barrier: a structure that bars passage

   Synonyms: palang pintu, portal

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

   Synonym: gerbang

Derived terms

Affixations

• berpintu

Compounds

• pintu air
• pintu api
• pintu bahaya
• pintu bak lumpur
• pintu belakang
• pintu bilah
• pintu butulan
• pintu corong
• pintu darurat
• pintu depan
• pintu dorong
• pintu dorong otomatis
• pintu gapura
• pintu garasi
• pintu garis
• pintu gerbang
• pintu gerbang wisata
• pintu geser
• pintu jendela
• pintu kedap cuaca
• pintu keluar
• pintu kolong
• pintu kubu
• pintu kubur
• pintu lawang
• pintu lewat
• pintu maling
• pintu masuk
• pintu mati
• pintu monyet
• pintu panggung
• pintu pelekah
• pintu pelintasan kereta api
• pintu putar
• pintu putar manual
• pintu rangkap
• pintu rezeki
• pintu salah
• pintu samping
• pintu sekat
• pintu selubung kamar mesin
• pintu sluis
• pintu sorok
• pintu sorong
• pintu tani
• pintu terbuka
• pintu tertutup
• pintu udara

Further reading

• “pintu”, 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

Kapampangan

Etymology

Compare Tagalog pintuho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪnˈtuʔ/ [pɪnˈtʊʔ]
• Hyphenation: pin‧tu

Noun

pintû

1. respect; restraint

Derived terms

• kapamintu
• kapamintuan (“obedience”)
• mamintu (“to obey”)
• pamintuan
• Pamintuan

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpintu/ [ˈpin̪.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -intu, -tu, -u
• Hyphenation: pin‧tu

Noun

pintu (Jawi spelling ڤينتو, plural pintu-pintu or pintu²)

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

Derived terms

Affixations

• berpintu
• berpintukan

Compounds

• cukai pintu
• pintu air (“lock”)
• pintu angin
• pintu belakang (“back door”)
• pintu gelangsar (“sliding door”)
• pintu hati
• pintu mati
• pintu monyet
• pintu rangkap
• pintu rezeki
• pintu salah
• pintu tani
• pintu terbuka (“open door”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pintu (inherited)
• → Central Bikol: pinto
• → Tok Pisin: pitu
• → Tagalog: pinto

Further reading

• "pintu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "pintu" at PRPM first version)

Sena

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bìntʊ̀.

Noun

pintu class 8

1. plural of cintu
2. dated spelling of pinthu