"api" meaning in Malay

See api in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈapi/, [ˈʔa.pi] Forms: اڤي [Jawi]
Rhymes: -api Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Chamic *apuy Proto-Malayic *api Malay api From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ms|:inh|poz-mly-pro:*api<id:fire>|id=fire|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Chamic *apuy Proto-Malayic *api Malay api [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayic", "term" : "*api", "lang" : "poz-mly-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "api", "lang" : "ms" }" data-id="fire" data-lang="ms" data-title="api" id="Malay:_fire">, {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*api}} Proto-Malayic *api, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*hapuy}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*Sapuy}} Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=اڤي|pl=-}} api (Jawi spelling اڤي, uncountable)
  1. fire (oxidation reaction) Tags: uncountable Synonyms: agni, geni, nyala, pawaka
    Sense id: en-api-ms-noun-IWUCyhdu Categories (other): Pages with etymon, Malay entries with etymology trees, Malay entries with etymon, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymology trees, Fire Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 6 29 12 45 7 Disambiguation of Malay entries with etymology trees: 79 21 Disambiguation of Malay entries with etymon: 85 15 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 78 22 Disambiguation of Fire: 100 0
  2. (informal) electricity Tags: informal, uncountable Synonyms: elektrik
    Sense id: en-api-ms-noun-roDBhJYf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: berapi, berapi-api, memperapikan, mengapi, mengapi-apikan, perapian, api asmara, api cemburu, api lancip, api neraka, api penyuci, api semangat, api unggun, api-api, batu api, bunga api, kapal api, kayu api, kembang api, kereta api, periuk api, rumah api

Alternative forms

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}

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