petua

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). Doublet of fatwa.

Noun

petua (Jawi spelling ڤتوا, plural petua-petua, informal 1st possessive petuaku, 2nd possessive petuamu, 3rd possessive petuanya)

1. tip, advice
2. (mathematics, Malaysia) rule: a determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: petuah (inherited)

Further reading

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