"Butterworth" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/ [UK], /ˈbatəwɔt/ [Malaysia] Forms: Butterworths [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English butere (“butter”) + worþ (“enclosure”). The city in Malaysia is named after William John Butterworth, Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843 to 1855. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|butere||butter}} Old English butere (“butter”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Butterworth (countable and uncountable, plural Butterworths)
  1. A surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (surname): 巴特沃思 (Bātèwòsī) (english: official) (Chinese Mandarin), 巴特沃斯 (Bātèwòsī) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Butterworth-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 66 16 16 1
  2. A ghost town in Warren County, Ohio, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Ohio, USA, Ghost towns in the United States, Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Butterworth-en-name-OYUzS4yU
  3. An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Virginia, USA
    Sense id: en-Butterworth-en-name-492nX5eV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 10 71 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 13 79 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 18 67 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 12 79 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 12 30 51 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 23 63 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 14 30 54 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 14 30 54 3
  4. A city in Penang, Malaysia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Malaysia, Cities in Penang, Malaysia, Places in Malaysia, Places in Penang, Malaysia Translations (town in Malaysia): 北海 (Běihǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), Butterworth (Malay), बटरवर्थ (baṭarvartha) (Marathi), பட்டர்வொர்த் (paṭṭarvort) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-Butterworth-en-name-i7hICTGp Disambiguation of 'town in Malaysia': 8 26 20 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Butterworth filter

Proper name [Malay]

IPA: /batˈtə(r)wo(r)t/ (note: Johor), [bat̪ˈt̪ə(r).wo(r)t̪] (note: Johor), /batˈtərwort/ [Baku, Penang], [bat̪ˈt̪ər.wort̪] [Baku, Penang] Forms: بتتروورث [Jawi]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English Butterworth, after William John Butterworth. Etymology templates: {{ubor|ms|en|Butterworth}} Unadapted borrowing from English Butterworth Head templates: {{ms-proper noun|j=بتتروورث}} Butterworth (Jawi spelling بتتروورث)
  1. Butterworth (a city in Penang, Malaysia) Wikipedia link: William John Butterworth, ms:Butterworth Categories (place): Cities in Malaysia, Cities in Penang, Malaysia, Places in Malaysia, Places in Penang, Malaysia
    Sense id: en-Butterworth-ms-name-wKYEXrkM Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/batˈtə(r)wo(r)t/",
      "note": "Johor"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bat̪ˈt̪ə(r).wo(r)t̪]",
      "note": "Johor"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/batˈtərwort/",
      "tags": [
        "Baku",
        "Penang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bat̪ˈt̪ər.wort̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Baku",
        "Penang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Butterworth"
}

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