"kata" meaning in Indonesian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkata/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈka.t̪a] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: kata-kata [plural]
Rhymes: -ata Etymology: From Malay kata, from Pali kathā, from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “speech; story”). Etymology templates: {{inh|id|ms|kata}} Malay kata, {{der|id|pi|kathā}} Pali kathā, {{der|id|sa|कथा||speech; story}} Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “speech; story”) Head templates: {{id-noun}} kata (plural kata-kata)
  1. (semantics) word (the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language)
    Sense id: en-kata-id-noun-PMsEQjKc Categories (other): Semantics, Pages with entries, Yosondúa Mixtec entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 8 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 7 0 0 8 3 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 5 6 0 0 Disambiguation of Yosondúa Mixtec entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 1 1 0 1 3 3 3 8 0 2 5 4 4 0 0 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 5 0 3 1 1 1 5 0 1 2 2 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 93 3 4 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics
  2. (uncommon) speech (something which has been said) Tags: uncommon Synonyms: perkataan
    Sense id: en-kata-id-noun-~JSRSH5f

Verb

IPA: /ˈkata/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈka.t̪a] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: mengata [active], dikata [passive]
Rhymes: -ata Etymology: From Malay kata, from Pali kathā, from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “speech; story”). Etymology templates: {{inh|id|ms|kata}} Malay kata, {{der|id|pi|kathā}} Pali kathā, {{der|id|sa|कथा||speech; story}} Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “speech; story”) Head templates: {{head|id|verb|active|mengata|passive|dikata}} kata (active mengata, passive dikata)
  1. (chiefly colloquial) to say Tags: colloquial Synonyms: berkata, bilang
    Sense id: en-kata-id-verb-KlHIAFBs Derived forms: kelas kata (english: word class, part of speech), suku kata (english: syllable), kata bantu bilangan [classifier], kata benda [noun], kata bentukan (english: derivation, derived word), kata bersayap (english: alluded word), kata bertimbal (english: antonym), kata bilangan [numeral], kata dasar (english: base word), kata depan (english: preposition), kata ganti [pronoun], kata hati (english: inner voice, feeling), kata hubung [conjunction], kata jadian (english: derivation, derived word), kata keadaan [adjective], kata kepala (english: lemma word), kata kerja [verb], kata keterangan [adverb], kata kunci (english: keyword), kata lewat (english: password) [rare], kata majemuk [compound], kata mubazir (english: pleonasm, pleonasmic word), kata nama [noun], kata nama abstrak [noun], kata pendahuluan (english: foreword), kata pengantar (english: foreword), kata penggolong [classifier], kata penghubung [conjunction], kata pinjaman (english: loanword), kata pungutan (english: loanword) [rare], kata pustaka (english: fancy word, portic word), kata putus (english: decision) [uncommon], kata sambung [conjunction], kata sambutan (english: opening speech), kata sandang [article], kata sandi (english: password), kata sepakat (english: agreement, consensus), kata serapan (english: loanword), kata seru [interjection], kata sifat [adjective], kata tambahan (english: additional word; adverb), kata tanya (english: question word), kata transisi (english: transition, linking word), kata tugas (english: function word), kata turunan (english: derivation, derived word), kata ulang (english: reduplication, reduplicated word), kata wantahan (english: unadapted loanword)

Inflected forms

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          "word": "kelas kata"
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          "word": "suku kata"
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        {
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          "word": "kata bersayap"
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          "word": "kata depan"
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        },
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          "word": "kata hati"
        },
        {
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          "word": "kata keadaan"
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          "word": "kata kepala"
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          "word": "kata kunci"
        },
        {
          "english": "password",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "kata mubazir"
        },
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        },
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          ],
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        },
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          "word": "kata pendahuluan"
        },
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          "word": "kata pengantar"
        },
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            "classifier"
          ],
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        },
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          ],
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        },
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        },
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "english": "fancy word, portic word",
          "word": "kata pustaka"
        },
        {
          "english": "decision",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "kata putus"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "kata sambung"
        },
        {
          "english": "opening speech",
          "word": "kata sambutan"
        },
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        {
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          "word": "kata seru"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "english": "additional word; adverb",
          "word": "kata tambahan"
        },
        {
          "english": "question word",
          "word": "kata tanya"
        },
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          "english": "transition, linking word",
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        },
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          "english": "function word",
          "word": "kata tugas"
        },
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          "word": "berkata"
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    },
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      "english": "derivation, derived word",
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      "english": "alluded word",
      "word": "kata bersayap"
    },
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      "english": "antonym",
      "word": "kata bertimbal"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "numeral"
      ],
      "word": "kata bilangan"
    },
    {
      "english": "base word",
      "word": "kata dasar"
    },
    {
      "english": "preposition",
      "word": "kata depan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "pronoun"
      ],
      "word": "kata ganti"
    },
    {
      "english": "inner voice, feeling",
      "word": "kata hati"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "conjunction"
      ],
      "word": "kata hubung"
    },
    {
      "english": "derivation, derived word",
      "word": "kata jadian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "kata keadaan"
    },
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      "english": "lemma word",
      "word": "kata kepala"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
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      "word": "kata kerja"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "kata keterangan"
    },
    {
      "english": "keyword",
      "word": "kata kunci"
    },
    {
      "english": "password",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "kata lewat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "compound"
      ],
      "word": "kata majemuk"
    },
    {
      "english": "pleonasm, pleonasmic word",
      "word": "kata mubazir"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "kata nama"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "kata nama abstrak"
    },
    {
      "english": "foreword",
      "word": "kata pendahuluan"
    },
    {
      "english": "foreword",
      "word": "kata pengantar"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ],
      "word": "kata penggolong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "conjunction"
      ],
      "word": "kata penghubung"
    },
    {
      "english": "loanword",
      "word": "kata pinjaman"
    },
    {
      "english": "loanword",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "kata pungutan"
    },
    {
      "english": "fancy word, portic word",
      "word": "kata pustaka"
    },
    {
      "english": "decision",
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "kata putus"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "conjunction"
      ],
      "word": "kata sambung"
    },
    {
      "english": "opening speech",
      "word": "kata sambutan"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "as in definite article"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "article"
      ],
      "word": "kata sandang"
    },
    {
      "english": "password",
      "word": "kata sandi"
    },
    {
      "english": "agreement, consensus",
      "word": "kata sepakat"
    },
    {
      "english": "loanword",
      "word": "kata serapan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "interjection"
      ],
      "word": "kata seru"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "kata sifat"
    },
    {
      "english": "additional word; adverb",
      "word": "kata tambahan"
    },
    {
      "english": "question word",
      "word": "kata tanya"
    },
    {
      "english": "transition, linking word",
      "word": "kata transisi"
    },
    {
      "english": "function word",
      "word": "kata tugas"
    },
    {
      "english": "derivation, derived word",
      "word": "kata turunan"
    },
    {
      "english": "reduplication, reduplicated word",
      "word": "kata ulang"
    },
    {
      "english": "unadapted loanword",
      "word": "kata wantahan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "kata"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay kata",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "pi",
        "3": "kathā"
      },
      "expansion": "Pali kathā",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "कथा",
        "4": "",
        "5": "speech; story"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “speech; story”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Malay kata, from Pali kathā, from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “speech; story”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mengata",
      "tags": [
        "active"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dikata",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "active",
        "4": "mengata",
        "5": "passive",
        "6": "dikata"
      },
      "expansion": "kata (active mengata, passive dikata)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ka‧ta"
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Indonesian colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to say"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly colloquial) to say"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "berkata"
        },
        {
          "word": "bilang"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkata/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈka.t̪a]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ata"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "id:kata"
  ],
  "word": "kata"
}

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