"betul" meaning in Malay

See betul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [bə.tol] Audio: Ms-MY-betul.ogg Forms: بتول [Jawi], betol [alternative], tul [alternative], tol [alternative]
Rhymes: -tol, -ol Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=بتول}} betul (Jawi spelling بتول)
  1. Not wrong; correct (free from error). Synonyms: tepat
    Sense id: en-betul-ms-adj-rT9xLUkr Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 4 1 0 22 0 20 11 18 4 0 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 2 1 0 25 0 23 13 17 2 0 2 3 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 31 33 24 0 4 8
  2. True (concurring with a given set of facts). Synonyms: benar
    Sense id: en-betul-ms-adj-E5NklGe- Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 4 1 0 22 0 20 11 18 4 0 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 2 1 0 25 0 23 13 17 2 0 2 3 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 31 33 24 0 4 8
  3. Authentic, genuine, pure. Synonyms: sejati, tulen
    Sense id: en-betul-ms-adj-XROj22ym Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 31 33 24 0 4 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biar betul

Adverb

IPA: [bə.tol] Audio: Ms-MY-betul.ogg Forms: بتول [Jawi], betol [alternative], tul [alternative], tol [alternative]
Rhymes: -tol, -ol Head templates: {{ms-adv|j=بتول}} betul (Jawi spelling بتول)
  1. Exactly.
    Sense id: en-betul-ms-adv-RF6nbg~s
  2. Very, really.
    Sense id: en-betul-ms-adv-8x64EqO6

Interjection

IPA: [bə.tol] Audio: Ms-MY-betul.ogg Forms: بتول [Jawi], betol [alternative], tul [alternative], tol [alternative]
Rhymes: -tol, -ol Head templates: {{ms-interj|j=بتول}} betul (Jawi spelling بتول)
  1. Used to express affirmation; yes. Synonyms: ia, ya, haah
    Sense id: en-betul-ms-intj-1ioeGQM8

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "biar betul"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "betul"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: betul",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: betul"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pey",
            "2": "betoel"
          },
          "expansion": "Petjo: betoel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Petjo: betoel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "knx",
            "2": "batol",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kendayan: batol",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kendayan: batol"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "بتول",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "بتول"
      },
      "expansion": "betul (Jawi spelling بتول)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧tul"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "salah"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 4 1 0 22 0 20 11 18 4 0 3 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 2 1 0 25 0 23 13 17 2 0 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 33 24 0 4 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              4,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The correct answer is A.",
          "text": "Jawapan betul ialah A.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not wrong; correct (free from error)."
      ],
      "id": "en-betul-ms-adj-rT9xLUkr",
      "links": [
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ],
        [
          "correct",
          "correct"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tepat"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "salah"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 4 1 0 22 0 20 11 18 4 0 3 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 2 1 0 25 0 23 13 17 2 0 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 33 24 0 4 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              21,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Is that story really true? Sounds kind of suspicious...",
          "text": "Betul ke cerita tu? Macam tak boleh percaya je...",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "True (concurring with a given set of facts)."
      ],
      "id": "en-betul-ms-adj-E5NklGe-",
      "links": [
        [
          "True",
          "true"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "benar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 33 24 0 4 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "genuine Kedah accent",
          "text": "aksen Kedah betul",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Authentic, genuine, pure."
      ],
      "id": "en-betul-ms-adj-XROj22ym",
      "links": [
        [
          "Authentic",
          "authentic"
        ],
        [
          "genuine",
          "genuine"
        ],
        [
          "pure",
          "pure"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sejati"
        },
        {
          "word": "tulen"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bə.tol]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ms-MY-betul.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg/Ms-MY-betul.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-tol"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "betul"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "بتول",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "بتول"
      },
      "expansion": "betul (Jawi spelling بتول)",
      "name": "ms-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧tul"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Exactly."
      ],
      "id": "en-betul-ms-adv-RF6nbg~s",
      "links": [
        [
          "Exactly",
          "exactly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Very, really."
      ],
      "id": "en-betul-ms-adv-8x64EqO6",
      "links": [
        [
          "Very",
          "very"
        ],
        [
          "really",
          "really"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bə.tol]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ms-MY-betul.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg/Ms-MY-betul.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-tol"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "betul"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "بتول",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "بتول"
      },
      "expansion": "betul (Jawi spelling بتول)",
      "name": "ms-interj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧tul"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Yes, that's the answer.",
          "text": "Betul, itulah jawapannya.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express affirmation; yes."
      ],
      "id": "en-betul-ms-intj-1ioeGQM8",
      "links": [
        [
          "yes",
          "yes#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ia"
        },
        {
          "word": "ya"
        },
        {
          "word": "haah"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bə.tol]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ms-MY-betul.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg/Ms-MY-betul.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-tol"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "betul"
}
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    "Malay adjectives",
    "Malay adverbs",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay interjections",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ol",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ol/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/tol"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "biar betul"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "betul"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: betul",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: betul"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pey",
            "2": "betoel"
          },
          "expansion": "Petjo: betoel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Petjo: betoel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "knx",
            "2": "batol",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kendayan: batol",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kendayan: batol"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "بتول",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "بتول"
      },
      "expansion": "betul (Jawi spelling بتول)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧tul"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "salah"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
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              4,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The correct answer is A.",
          "text": "Jawapan betul ialah A.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not wrong; correct (free from error)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ],
        [
          "correct",
          "correct"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tepat"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "salah"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              21,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Is that story really true? Sounds kind of suspicious...",
          "text": "Betul ke cerita tu? Macam tak boleh percaya je...",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "True (concurring with a given set of facts)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "True",
          "true"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "benar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "genuine Kedah accent",
          "text": "aksen Kedah betul",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Authentic, genuine, pure."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Authentic",
          "authentic"
        ],
        [
          "genuine",
          "genuine"
        ],
        [
          "pure",
          "pure"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sejati"
        },
        {
          "word": "tulen"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bə.tol]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ms-MY-betul.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg/Ms-MY-betul.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-tol"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "betul"
}

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    "Malay adverbs",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay interjections",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ol",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ol/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/tol"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "بتول",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "j": "بتول"
      },
      "expansion": "betul (Jawi spelling بتول)",
      "name": "ms-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧tul"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Exactly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Exactly",
          "exactly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Very, really."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Very",
          "very"
        ],
        [
          "really",
          "really"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bə.tol]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ms-MY-betul.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg/Ms-MY-betul.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-tol"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "betul"
}

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    "Malay adverbs",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay interjections",
    "Malay lemmas",
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    "Rhymes:Malay/ol",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ol/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/tol"
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      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
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    },
    {
      "form": "betol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "بتول"
      },
      "expansion": "betul (Jawi spelling بتول)",
      "name": "ms-interj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧tul"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              0,
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          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Yes, that's the answer.",
          "text": "Betul, itulah jawapannya.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express affirmation; yes."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yes",
          "yes#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ia"
        },
        {
          "word": "ya"
        },
        {
          "word": "haah"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bə.tol]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ms-MY-betul.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg/Ms-MY-betul.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Ms-MY-betul.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-tol"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "betul"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Malay dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-04-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-04-03 using wiktextract (74c5344 and fb63907). 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.