"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
    Sense id: en-Butterworth-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A ghost town in Warren County, Ohio, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Ohio, USA, 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, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    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 Chinese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 16 60 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 16 71 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 19 64 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 14 75 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 14 22 65 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 26 24 45 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 27 24 47 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 30 20 49 1
  4. A city in Penang, Malaysia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Malaysia, Cities in Penang, Places in Malaysia, Places in Penang Translations (town in Malaysia): 北海 (Běihǎi) (Chinese), 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, Places in Malaysia, Places in Penang
    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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      "name": "ms-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay 3-syllable words",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay eponyms",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay proper nouns",
        "Malay terms borrowed from English",
        "Malay terms derived from English",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Malay unadapted borrowings from English",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ms:Cities in Malaysia",
        "ms:Cities in Penang",
        "ms:Places in Malaysia",
        "ms:Places in Penang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Butterworth (a city in Penang, Malaysia)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Butterworth",
          "Butterworth#English"
        ],
        [
          "Penang",
          "Penang#English"
        ],
        [
          "Malaysia",
          "Malaysia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "William John Butterworth",
        "ms:Butterworth"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "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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