taifah

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic طائفة.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta.i.fah], [tˤɔ.ʔi(ː).fah]
• Rhymes: -fah, -ah
• Hyphenation: ta‧i‧fah

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

Further reading

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