See beza in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"alt": "mempeR- + -kan",
"word": "memperbezakan [causative agent focus + causative benefactive]"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"5": "contrast, distinction, difference"
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},
"expansion": "Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr, “recollection, remembrance”)",
"name": "noncog"
}
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"ipa": "/ˈbezə/",
"note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
},
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"ipa": "[ˈbe.zə]",
"note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ezə"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ə"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbeza/",
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},
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"ipa": "[ˈbe.za]",
"note": "Literary Standard"
},
{
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{
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}
],
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"Malay doublets",
"Malay entries with incorrect language header",
"Malay lemmas",
"Malay nouns",
"Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
"Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Malay/a",
"Rhymes:Malay/a/2 syllables",
"Rhymes:Malay/eza",
"Rhymes:Malay/eza/2 syllables",
"Rhymes:Malay/ezə",
"Rhymes:Malay/ezə/2 syllables",
"Rhymes:Malay/ə",
"Rhymes:Malay/ə/2 syllables"
],
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"word": "berbeza [stative"
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{
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},
{
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},
{
"english": "peN- + -an",
"translation": "peN- + -an",
"word": "instrumental"
},
{
"english": "peN- + -an",
"translation": "peN- + -an",
"word": "abstract"
},
{
"english": "peN- + -an",
"translation": "peN- + -an",
"word": "measure + resultative"
},
{
"english": "peN- + -an",
"translation": "peN- + -an",
"word": "locative"
},
{
"english": "peN- + -an",
"translation": "peN- + -an",
"word": "collective"
},
{
"english": "peN- + -an",
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},
{
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},
{
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"roman": "peN-",
"word": "measure]"
},
{
"alt": "peR- + peN-",
"word": "pemerbeza [causative passive + agentive"
},
{
"alt": "peR- + peN-",
"word": "qualitative"
},
{
"alt": "peR- + peN-",
"word": "instrumental"
},
{
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"word": "abstract"
},
{
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"word": "measure]"
},
{
"alt": "mempeR- + -kan",
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},
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"form": "بيذا",
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},
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},
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},
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"ipa": "[ˈbe.zə]",
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ezə"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ə"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbeza/",
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},
{
"ipa": "[ˈbe.za]",
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},
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{
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}
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