"bukan main" meaning in All languages combined

See bukan main on Wiktionary

Adverb [Malay]

Forms: kemain [alternative]
Etymology: bukan + main, literally “not kidding” Etymology templates: {{com|ms|bukan|main|lit=not kidding}} bukan + main, literally “not kidding” Head templates: {{ms-adv}} bukan main
  1. (colloquial) enthusiastically Tags: colloquial Synonyms: bersungguh-sungguh
    Sense id: en-bukan_main-ms-adv-K4Pos-jP Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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