"atau" meaning in Malay

See atau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /atau̯/ Forms: اتاو [Jawi]
Rhymes: -atau̯, -tau̯, -au̯ Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā, “or, rather”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|sa|अथवा||or, rather}} Sanskrit अथवा (athavā, “or, rather”) Head templates: {{ms-conj|j=اتاو}} atau (Jawi spelling اتاو)
  1. or
    Sense id: en-atau-ms-conj-cXVRejcL Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms with redundant script codes

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          "english": "To the sultan or to his ministers",
          "ref": "1812, William Marsden, A Dictionary of the Malayan language in two parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan, →OCLC, page 2",
          "text": "Pada sūltan atau pada mantrī-nia",
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      "rhymes": "-atau̯"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-tau̯"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-au̯"
    }
  ],
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