"depa" meaning in Malay

See depa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dəˈpa/, [dəˈpa] Forms: دڤا [Jawi]
Rhymes: -pa, -a Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəpah, from Proto-Austronesian *dəpah. Cognate with Tagalog dipa and Malagasy refy. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*dəpah}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəpah, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*dəpah}} Proto-Austronesian *dəpah, {{cog|tl|dipa}} Tagalog dipa, {{cog|mg|refy}} Malagasy refy Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=دڤا|pl=-}} depa (Jawi spelling دڤا, uncountable)
  1. fathom (a unit of length equal to the distance between the tips of the middle fingers of outstretched arms). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-depa-ms-noun-dwrG3Ley Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay pronouns, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 70 11 19 Disambiguation of Malay pronouns: 65 0 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 67 13 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 8 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /dəˈpa/, [dəˈpa] Forms: دڤا [Jawi]
Rhymes: -pa, -a Etymology: Colloquial contraction of dia orang (“they”) or a variant specific to Northern dialects. Head templates: {{ms-pronoun|j=دڤا}} depa (Jawi spelling دڤا)
  1. (Northern Peninsular Malay, colloquial) they; them; their. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: mereka, dia orang, diorang
    Sense id: en-depa-ms-pron-ICqLsQwb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /dəˈpa/, [dəˈpa] Forms: دڤا [Jawi]
Rhymes: -pa, -a Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəpah, from Proto-Austronesian *dəpah. Cognate with Tagalog dipa and Malagasy refy. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*dəpah}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəpah, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*dəpah}} Proto-Austronesian *dəpah, {{cog|tl|dipa}} Tagalog dipa, {{cog|mg|refy}} Malagasy refy Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=دڤا}} depa (Jawi spelling دڤا)
  1. to stretch out both arms horizontally. Synonyms: depang Derived forms (Affixations): didepa (english: stretched out), didepakan, mendepa (english: to measure in fathoms; to stretch out arms), sedepa (english: one fathom)
    Sense id: en-depa-ms-verb-IAGmQjGS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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