tirai

See also: tirái and tīrai

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

tirai

1. first-person singular past historic of tirer

Anagrams

• irait, riait, triai

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tirai, Tamil திரை (tirai, “curtain”), from Sanskrit तिरस् (tiras, “apart, across”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.rai/

Noun

tirai

1. curtain

   Synonym: tabir

   Tirai mar ― Expensive curtain

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tirai (“curtain”), from Tamil திரை (tirai, “curtain”), from Sanskrit तिरस् (tiras, “apart, across”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-ós, from *terh₂-. Doublet of trans-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪irai̯]
• Hyphenation: ti‧rai

Noun

tirai (plural tirai-tirai, first-person possessive tiraiku, second-person possessive tiraimu, third-person possessive tirainya)

1. curtain

   Synonyms: gorden, layar, tabir

Alternative forms

• mirai

Derived terms

• tirai-mirai

 

• tirai alun
• tirai atap
• tirai belakang
• tirai besi
• tirai gulung atas
• tirai kelambu
• tirai matahari
• tirai panggung
• tirai pembatas
• tirai roman

 

Further reading

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

Italian

Verb

tirai

1. first-person singular past historic of tirare

Anagrams

• Raiti, irati

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil திரை (tirai, “curtain”), from Sanskrit तिरस् (tiras, “apart, across”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-ós, from *terh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiraj/
• Rhymes: -rai̯, -ai̯, -raj, -aj
• Hyphenation: ti‧rai

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Noun

tirai (Jawi spelling تيراي‎, plural tirai-tirai, informal 1st possessive tiraiku, 2nd possessive tiraimu, 3rd possessive tirainya)

1. curtain

   Synonyms: langsir, tabir

   Tirai murah ― Cheap curtain

Derived terms

• bertirai
• tiari cahaya
• tirai air
• tirai cor
• tirai latar

 

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Verb

tirai

1. second-person plural imperative of tirar