"dansa" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /dansa/ Forms: دنسا [Jawi], dansa-dansa [plural], dansa² [plural]
Rhymes: -sa, -a Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese dança (“dance”) or Spanish danza (“dance”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|pt|dança|t=dance}} Portuguese dança (“dance”), {{bor|ms|es|danza|t=dance}} Spanish danza (“dance”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=دنسا}} dansa (Jawi spelling دنسا, plural dansa-dansa or dansa²)
  1. A dance (especially one of Western origin). Synonyms: tari, tarian
    Sense id: en-dansa-ms-noun-wevHp3d9 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "dansa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "dança",
        "t": "dance"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese dança (“dance”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "danza",
        "t": "dance"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish danza (“dance”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Portuguese dança (“dance”) or Spanish danza (“dance”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "دنسا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dansa-dansa",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dansa²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "دنسا"
      },
      "expansion": "dansa (Jawi spelling دنسا, plural dansa-dansa or dansa²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 13 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dance (especially one of Western origin)."
      ],
      "id": "en-dansa-ms-noun-wevHp3d9",
      "links": [
        [
          "dance",
          "dance"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tari"
        },
        {
          "word": "tarian"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dansa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-sa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dansa"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "dansa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "dança",
        "t": "dance"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese dança (“dance”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "danza",
        "t": "dance"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish danza (“dance”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Portuguese dança (“dance”) or Spanish danza (“dance”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "دنسا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dansa-dansa",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dansa²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "دنسا"
      },
      "expansion": "dansa (Jawi spelling دنسا, plural dansa-dansa or dansa²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay nouns",
        "Malay terms borrowed from Portuguese",
        "Malay terms borrowed from Spanish",
        "Malay terms derived from Portuguese",
        "Malay terms derived from Spanish",
        "Pages with 13 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/a",
        "Rhymes:Malay/a/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Malay/sa"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dance (especially one of Western origin)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dance",
          "dance"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tari"
        },
        {
          "word": "tarian"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dansa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-sa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dansa"
}

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