"bait" meaning in Malay

See bait in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbait/ (note: Literary Standard), [ˈba.it̪̚] (note: Literary Standard), /ˈbaet/ (note: schwa-variety), [ˈba.et̪̚] (note: schwa-variety) Forms: بيت [Jawi], bait-bait [plural], bait² [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بَيْت (bayt), from Proto-Semitic *bayt-. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|ar|بَيْت}} Borrowed from Arabic بَيْت (bayt), {{der|ms|sem-pro|*bayt-}} Proto-Semitic *bayt- Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=بيت}} bait (Jawi spelling بيت, plural bait-bait or bait²)
  1. house (abode)
    Sense id: en-bait-ms-noun-gYK9Hlj1
  2. home (house or structure in which someone lives)
    Sense id: en-bait-ms-noun-JFwoKSKm
  3. (literature) couplet (a pair of lines in poetry)
    Sense id: en-bait-ms-noun-nWx6RgHv Categories (other): Literature, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 64 30 Topics: literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbait/ (note: Literary Standard), [ˈba.it̪̚] (note: Literary Standard), /ˈbaet/ (note: schwa-variety), [ˈba.et̪̚] (note: schwa-variety) Forms: باٴيت [Jawi], bait-bait [plural], bait² [plural]
Etymology: From English byte. Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|en|byte}} English byte Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=باٴيت}} bait (Jawi spelling باٴيت, plural bait-bait or bait²)
  1. byte
    Sense id: en-bait-ms-noun-HDFib1aK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        "(literature) couplet (a pair of lines in poetry)"
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      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbaet/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba.et̪̚]",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
    }
  ],
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      "note": "Literary Standard"
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      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbaet/",
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      "ipa": "[ˈba.et̪̚]",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
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    },
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      "form": "bait-bait",
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        "house (abode)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbait/",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba.it̪̚]",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbaet/",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba.et̪̚]",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
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    },
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      "form": "bait-bait",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbait/",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba.it̪̚]",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbaet/",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba.et̪̚]",
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    }
  ],
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