"adu" meaning in Malay

See adu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈadu/ Forms: adu-adu [plural], ادو [alternative]
Etymology: From Classical Malay ادو (adu), from Old Malay hadu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *adu (“compete, confront in a contest”). See beradu. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|ms-cla|ادو|tr=adu}} Classical Malay ادو (adu), {{inh|ms|ms-old|hadu}} Old Malay hadu, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*adu|t=compete, confront in a contest}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *adu (“compete, confront in a contest”) Head templates: {{ms-noun}} adu (plural adu-adu)
  1. competition; usually as peraduan. Derived forms: adukan, beradu, diadu, diadukan, mengadu, mengadukan, peraduan
    Sense id: en-adu-ms-noun-TMVlEIZq Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 30 24 12 15 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈadu/ Forms: ادو [alternative]
Etymology: From Classical Malay ادو (adu), from Old Malay hadu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *adu (“compete, confront in a contest”). See beradu. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|ms-cla|ادو|tr=adu}} Classical Malay ادو (adu), {{inh|ms|ms-old|hadu}} Old Malay hadu, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*adu|t=compete, confront in a contest}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *adu (“compete, confront in a contest”) Head templates: {{ms-verb}} adu
  1. to compete, to contest.
    Sense id: en-adu-ms-verb-WNIODbaU
  2. to fight.
    Sense id: en-adu-ms-verb-8ry-C6oY
  3. to complain
    Sense id: en-adu-ms-verb-UR45tpRn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈadu/ Forms: ادو [alternative]
Head templates: {{ms-verb}} adu
  1. (royal, poetic) to sleep. See beradu. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-adu-ms-verb-lC1tOy06
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "text": "Mereka sedang adu tenaga.",
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          "word": "mengadu"
        },
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈadu/"
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  "word": "adu"
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      "word": "diadukan"
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      "ipa": "/ˈadu/"
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