"baca" meaning in Malay

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbat͡ʃa/ (note: Literary Standard), [ˈba.t͡ʃa] (note: Literary Standard), /ˈbat͡ʃə/ (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard), [ˈba.t͡ʃə] (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) Audio: Ms-MY-baca.ogg [Malaysia, Johor-Selangor] Forms: باچ [Jawi]
Rhymes: -at͡ʃə, -t͡ʃə, -ə Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā). Etymology templates: {{ety|ms|:bor|sa:वाचा}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "speech", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "speech", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wekʷ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wṓkʷs", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-Iranian", "term" : "*wā́kš", "lang" : "iir-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "id" : "say", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "id" : "speak", "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "speak", "pos" : "root" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wekʷ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "वच्", "lang" : "sa" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "वाच्", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sa" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "वाचा", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sa" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "baca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ms" }" data-lang="ms" data-title="baca">, {{bor+|ms|sa|वाचा}} Borrowed from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā) Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=باچ}} baca (Jawi spelling باچ)
  1. to read Derived forms: bacaan, membaca, membacakan, pembaca

Alternative forms

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