"di" meaning in Malay

See di in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /di/, [di] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-di.wav Forms: di-di [plural]
Rhymes: -di, -i Etymology: From English dee. Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|en|dee}} English dee Head templates: {{ms-noun}} di (plural di-di)
  1. The name of the Latin-script letter D/d. Synonyms: dè (english: Indonesian), dal [Jawi, letter, name]
    Sense id: en-di-ms-noun-iFB~zNYW Categories (other): Latin letter names, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Related terms: huruf [Latin, letter-name], e [Latin, letter-name], bi [Latin, letter-name], si [Latin, letter-name], i [Latin, letter-name], ef [Latin, letter-name], ji [Latin, letter-name], hec [Latin, letter-name], ai [Latin, letter-name], je [Latin, letter-name], ke [Latin, letter-name], el [Latin, letter-name], em [Latin, letter-name], en [Latin, letter-name], o [Latin, letter-name], pi [Latin, letter-name], kiu [Latin, letter-name], ar [Latin, letter-name], es [Latin, letter-name], ti [Latin, letter-name], yu [Latin, letter-name], vi [Latin, letter-name], dabel yu [Latin, letter-name], eks [Latin, letter-name], way [Latin, letter-name], zed [Latin, letter-name]
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /di/, [di] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-di.wav Forms: before consonant-initial words د [Jawi], before vowel-initial words دأ [Jawi]
Rhymes: -di, -i Etymology: First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683AD. From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *di, *i, from Proto-Austronesian *di, *i. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*di}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *di, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*di}} Proto-Austronesian *di Head templates: {{head|ms|preposition|Jawi spelling before consonant-initial words|د|Jawi spelling before vowel-initial words|دأ}} di (Jawi spelling before consonant-initial words د, Jawi spelling before vowel-initial words دأ)
  1. Used to indicate location; in, at, on. Synonyms: dekat
    Sense id: en-di-ms-prep-XxEGlZoj Categories (other): Malay prepositions
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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    },
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    },
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