"bermain" meaning in Malay

See bermain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From ber- + main. Etymology templates: {{affix|ms|ber-|main}} ber- + main Head templates: {{ms-verb}} bermain
  1. (ambitransitive) to play Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-bermain-ms-verb-JCN-luUY
  2. (figuratively, of thoughts, memories, smiles, etc.) to linger; to play (to remain present or continually recurring in the mind, memory, or expression). Tags: figuratively, usually Synonyms: terbayang-bayang, berlegar
    Sense id: en-bermain-ms-verb-nAMEwHXi Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms prefixed with ber- Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Malay terms prefixed with ber-: 45 55
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "bermain"
    },
    {
      "lang": "North Moluccan Malay",
      "lang_code": "max",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "barmaeng"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ber-",
        "3": "main"
      },
      "expansion": "ber- + main",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ber- + main.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bermain",
      "name": "ms-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Do you play basketball?",
          "text": "Apakah kau bermain bola keranjang?",
          "translation": "Do you play basketball?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to play"
      ],
      "id": "en-bermain-ms-verb-JCN-luUY",
      "links": [
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ambitransitive) to play"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ambitransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay terms prefixed with ber-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Old memories still linger in his mind.",
          "text": "Kenangan lama masih bermain di fikirannya.",
          "translation": "Old memories still linger in his mind.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to linger; to play (to remain present or continually recurring in the mind, memory, or expression)."
      ],
      "id": "en-bermain-ms-verb-nAMEwHXi",
      "links": [
        [
          "linger",
          "linger"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "memories; smiles; memories; smiles",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively, of thoughts, memories, smiles, etc.) to linger; to play (to remain present or continually recurring in the mind, memory, or expression)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of thoughts"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "terbayang-bayang"
        },
        {
          "word": "berlegar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bermain"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay terms prefixed with ber-",
    "Malay verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "bermain"
    },
    {
      "lang": "North Moluccan Malay",
      "lang_code": "max",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "barmaeng"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ber-",
        "3": "main"
      },
      "expansion": "ber- + main",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ber- + main.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bermain",
      "name": "ms-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay intransitive verbs",
        "Malay terms with usage examples",
        "Malay transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Do you play basketball?",
          "text": "Apakah kau bermain bola keranjang?",
          "translation": "Do you play basketball?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to play"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ambitransitive) to play"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ambitransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Old memories still linger in his mind.",
          "text": "Kenangan lama masih bermain di fikirannya.",
          "translation": "Old memories still linger in his mind.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to linger; to play (to remain present or continually recurring in the mind, memory, or expression)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linger",
          "linger"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "memories; smiles; memories; smiles",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively, of thoughts, memories, smiles, etc.) to linger; to play (to remain present or continually recurring in the mind, memory, or expression)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of thoughts"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "terbayang-bayang"
        },
        {
          "word": "berlegar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bermain"
}

Download raw JSONL data for bermain meaning in Malay (1.9kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Malay dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.