"akar" meaning in Malay

See akar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /aka(r)/ Forms: اکر [Jawi], akar-akar [plural]
Rhymes: -akar Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *akar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*akar}} Proto-Malayic *akar, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*wakaʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=اکر}} akar (Jawi spelling اکر, plural akar-akar)
  1. root (the part of a plant)
    Sense id: en-akar-ms-noun-fTMzKiCH
  2. liana (a creeping or climbing plant)
    Sense id: en-akar-ms-noun-I1cc7~et
  3. root (the part of a tooth) Synonyms: akar gigi
    Sense id: en-akar-ms-noun-aaes19dm
  4. root (the part of a hair) Synonyms: akar rambut
    Sense id: en-akar-ms-noun-oWNFZLo0
  5. (figurative) root, origin, the primary source Tags: figuratively Synonyms: sumber
    Sense id: en-akar-ms-noun-iPll2Oji
  6. (Indonesia, of arithmetic) root Tags: Indonesia Categories (topical): Arithmetic, Botany
    Sense id: en-akar-ms-noun-SBNJTRN- Disambiguation of Botany: 13 11 9 9 14 25 20 Categories (other): Indonesian Malay
  7. (linguistic morphology) root (the primary lexical unit of a word) Categories (topical): Linguistic morphology Synonyms: akar kata
    Sense id: en-akar-ms-noun-DuaXiTlV Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 3 13 3 3 31 3 46 Topics: human-sciences, linguistic-morphology, linguistics, morphology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: akar-akaran, berakar, mengakar, perakaran, seakar, akar ganda, akar kata, akar manis, akar masalah, akar tunjang, akar umbi, akar wangi

Alternative forms

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      "word": "akar-akaran"
    },
    {
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      "word": "berakar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mengakar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "perakaran"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seakar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "akar ganda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "akar kata"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "akar manis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "akar masalah"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "akar tunjang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "akar umbi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "akar wangi"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "اکر",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akar-akar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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    }
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        ],
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          "creeping",
          "creeping#English"
        ],
        [
          "climbing",
          "climbing#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "root (the part of a tooth)"
      ],
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        }
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        }
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          "source"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) root, origin, the primary source"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "sumber"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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            "Fundamental"
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          "arithmetic"
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        ]
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      ],
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        "of arithmetic"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Indonesia"
      ]
    },
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            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
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        "(linguistic morphology) root (the primary lexical unit of a word)"
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        "sciences"
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    {
      "ipa": "/aka(r)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-akar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "akar"
}
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    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/akar",
    "Rhymes:Malay/akar/2 syllables",
    "ms:Botany"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "akar-akaran"
    },
    {
      "word": "berakar"
    },
    {
      "word": "mengakar"
    },
    {
      "word": "perakaran"
    },
    {
      "word": "seakar"
    },
    {
      "word": "akar ganda"
    },
    {
      "word": "akar kata"
    },
    {
      "word": "akar manis"
    },
    {
      "word": "akar masalah"
    },
    {
      "word": "akar tunjang"
    },
    {
      "word": "akar umbi"
    },
    {
      "word": "akar wangi"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *akar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "اکر",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akar-akar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "root (the part of a plant)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "root",
          "root"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "liana (a creeping or climbing plant)"
      ],
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        [
          "liana",
          "liana"
        ],
        [
          "creeping",
          "creeping#English"
        ],
        [
          "climbing",
          "climbing#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "root (the part of a tooth)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "root",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "akar gigi"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "root (the part of a hair)"
      ],
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        [
          "root",
          "root"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "akar rambut"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "root, origin, the primary source"
      ],
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        [
          "root",
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          "source"
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      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "sumber"
        }
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      ]
    },
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        "ms:Arithmetic"
      ],
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        ],
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          "root",
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        ]
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        "(Indonesia, of arithmetic) root"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of arithmetic"
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        "Indonesia"
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    },
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        "root (the primary lexical unit of a word)"
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistic morphology) root (the primary lexical unit of a word)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "akar kata"
        }
      ],
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        "human-sciences",
        "linguistic-morphology",
        "linguistics",
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        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aka(r)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-akar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "akar"
}

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