"daya" meaning in Malay

See daya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /daja/, [däjə] (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) Forms: داي [Jawi], lebih daya [comparative], paling daya [superlative]
Rhymes: -aja, -ja, -a Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *daya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya, from Proto-Austronesian *daya. Etymology templates: {{ety|ms|:inh|poz-mly-pro:*daya<ety:inh<poz-pro:*daya>>|id=southwest}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*daya", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayic", "term" : "*daya", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "poz-mly-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "daya", "lang" : "ms" }" data-id="southwest" data-lang="ms" data-title="daya" id="Malay:_southwest">, {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*daya}} Proto-Malayic *daya, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*daya}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*daya}} Proto-Austronesian *daya Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=داي}} daya (Jawi spelling داي, comparative lebih daya, superlative paling daya)
  1. only used in barat daya (“southwest”) Derived forms: barat daya
    Sense id: en-daya-ms-adj-JUyAxA1j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /daja/, [däjə] (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) Forms: داي [Jawi], daya-daya [plural], daya² [plural]
Rhymes: -aja, -ja, -a Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *daya. Etymology templates: {{ety|ms|:inh|poz-mly-pro:*daya|id=trick}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "daya", "lang" : "ms" }" data-id="trick" data-lang="ms" data-title="daya" id="Malay:_trick">, {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*daya}} Proto-Malayic *daya Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=داي}} daya (Jawi spelling داي, plural daya-daya or daya²)
  1. trick (something designed to trick) Synonyms (trick): muslihat, tipu
    Sense id: en-daya-ms-noun-cnvMHhbV Disambiguation of 'trick': 100 0 0
  2. ability (quality or state of being able) Synonyms (ability or power): kekuatan, kemampuan, keupayaan
    Sense id: en-daya-ms-noun-cTRyQOo8 Categories (other): Malay entries referencing missing etymons, Malay entries with etymon, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Malay entries referencing missing etymons: 10 27 46 17 Disambiguation of Malay entries with etymon: 8 27 51 14 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 6 26 42 27 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 21 37 14 4 13 Disambiguation of 'ability or power': 1 99 0
  3. (physics) force Synonyms (physics force): gaya (english: Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-daya-ms-noun-MlANdQDO Categories (other): Physics Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'physics force': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mendaya
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "word": "kekuatan"
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    }
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      "sense": "trick",
      "word": "muslihat"
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      "sense": "trick",
      "word": "tipu"
    },
    {
      "sense": "ability or power",
      "word": "kekuatan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "ability or power",
      "word": "kemampuan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "ability or power",
      "word": "keupayaan"
    },
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      "sense": "physics force",
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      "word": "gaya"
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