peta.
map (a visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features)
Meaning & usage
map (a visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay peta, perhaps from Sanskrit भूपट (bhūpaṭa, “map”) as भू (bhū, “earth”) + पट (paṭa, “garment”). Similar construction in Latin mappa mundī (“map”), compound of mappa (“napkin, cloth”) + mundus (“world”).
gestures (hands and so on) for signals and so on
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Betawi [Term?].
peta-: in the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10¹⁵ (a short scale quadrillion or long scale billiard). Symbol: P
Where this word comes from
Internationalism
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