"klac" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Malay]

IPA: /ˈklat͡ʃ/, [ˈklat͡ʃ] Forms: klac-klac [plural], klac² [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English clutch, from Middle English clucchen, clicchen, cluchen, clechen, cleken, from Old English clyċċan (“to clutch, clench”), from Proto-West Germanic *klukkjan, from Proto-Germanic *klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic *klu- (“to ball up, conglomerate, amass”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up; lump, mass”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|en|clutch}} Borrowed from English clutch, {{der|ms|enm|clucchen}} Middle English clucchen, {{der|ms|ang|clyċċan|t=to clutch, clench}} Old English clyċċan (“to clutch, clench”), {{der|ms|gmw-pro|*klukkjan}} Proto-West Germanic *klukkjan, {{der|ms|gem-pro|*klukjaną}} Proto-Germanic *klukjaną, {{der|ms|gem-pro|*klu-|t=to ball up, conglomerate, amass}} Proto-Germanic *klu- (“to ball up, conglomerate, amass”), {{der|ms|ine-pro|*glew-|t=to ball up; lump, mass}} Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up; lump, mass”) Head templates: {{ms-noun}} klac (plural klac-klac or klac²)
  1. (engineering) clutch
    A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
    Synonyms: cekam, kopling
    Sense id: en-klac-ms-noun-ksh1kAw7 Categories (other): Engineering Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (engineering) clutch
    The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
    Synonyms: cekam, kopling
    Sense id: en-klac-ms-noun-HMlhjb2H Categories (other): Engineering Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (engineering, by extension) clutch pedal Tags: broadly Synonyms: cekam, kopling
    Sense id: en-klac-ms-noun-n~GAt5Ze Categories (other): Engineering, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 19 23 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 24 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 24 68 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: klac hidup, klac mati
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "*klu-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klu-"
    ],
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      "*glew-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/glew-"
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      "form": "klac-klac",
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          "word": "cekam"
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        {
          "word": "kopling"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈklat͡ʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈklat͡ʃ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "klac"
}
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    "Malay lemmas",
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    "Malay terms borrowed from English",
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    "Malay terms derived from Middle English",
    "Malay terms derived from Old English",
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      "*klukjaną",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klukjaną"
    ],
    [
      "*klu-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klu-"
    ],
    [
      "*glew-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/glew-"
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  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "cekam"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈklat͡ʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈklat͡ʃ]"
    }
  ],
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}

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