"balai" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /balai̯/ Forms: بالاي [Jawi], balai-balai [plural], balaiku [first-person, informal, possessive], balaimu [possessive, second-person], balainya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -alai̯, -lai̯, -ai̯ Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*balay}} Proto-Malayic *balay, {{der|ms|poz-pro|*balay}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, {{der|ms|map-pro|*balay}} Proto-Austronesian *balay Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=بالاي}} balai (Jawi spelling بالاي, plural balai-balai, informal 1st possessive balaiku, 2nd possessive balaimu, 3rd possessive balainya)
  1. hall, station, large building for public uses
    Sense id: en-balai-ms-noun-TqU1nYUS
  2. (possibly obsolete) house Tags: obsolete, possibly Synonyms (house): rumah
    Sense id: en-balai-ms-noun-1uIShmIa Disambiguation of 'house': 0 83 17
  3. (dialectal) veranda, a front part of traditional house Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-balai-ms-noun-4nd1AhPv Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 7 3 90 Disambiguation of Malay terms with redundant script codes: 7 3 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balai polis, balai raya, balairong seri

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "balai polis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "balai raya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "balairong seri"
    }
  ],
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            "1": "id",
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          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: balai",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: balai"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nan",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Min Nan:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "貓厘",
            "t": "couch",
            "tr": "bâ-lî"
          },
          "expansion": "貓厘/猫厘 (bâ-lî, “couch”)",
          "name": "zh-l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Min Nan: 貓厘/猫厘 (bâ-lî, “couch”)"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*balay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "3": "*balay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *balay",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "بالاي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balai-balai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balaiku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balaimu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balainya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "j": "بالاي"
      },
      "expansion": "balai (Jawi spelling بالاي, plural balai-balai, informal 1st possessive balaiku, 2nd possessive balaimu, 3rd possessive balainya)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
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        "hall, station, large building for public uses"
      ],
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          "hall",
          "hall"
        ],
        [
          "station",
          "station"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        "house"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "house",
          "house"
        ]
      ],
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        "(possibly obsolete) house"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 83 17",
          "sense": "house",
          "word": "rumah"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "possibly"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 3 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 3 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "veranda, a front part of traditional house"
      ],
      "id": "en-balai-ms-noun-4nd1AhPv",
      "links": [
        [
          "veranda",
          "veranda"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal) veranda, a front part of traditional house"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/balai̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alai̯"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-lai̯"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balai"
}
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    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
    "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Malay terms with audio links",
    "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ai̯",
    "Rhymes:Malay/alai̯",
    "Rhymes:Malay/lai̯"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "balai polis"
    },
    {
      "word": "balai raya"
    },
    {
      "word": "balairong seri"
    }
  ],
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        {
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            "1": "id",
            "2": "balai"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: balai",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: balai"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nan",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Min Nan:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "貓厘",
            "t": "couch",
            "tr": "bâ-lî"
          },
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          "name": "zh-l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Min Nan: 貓厘/猫厘 (bâ-lî, “couch”)"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*balay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
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        "3": "*balay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *balay",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "بالاي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balai-balai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balaiku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balaimu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balainya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "بالاي"
      },
      "expansion": "balai (Jawi spelling بالاي, plural balai-balai, informal 1st possessive balaiku, 2nd possessive balaimu, 3rd possessive balainya)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hall, station, large building for public uses"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hall",
          "hall"
        ],
        [
          "station",
          "station"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "house"
      ],
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        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(possibly obsolete) house"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "possibly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "veranda, a front part of traditional house"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "veranda",
          "veranda"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal) veranda, a front part of traditional house"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/balai̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alai̯"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-lai̯"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "house",
      "word": "rumah"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balai"
}

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