"doktor" meaning in Malay

See doktor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /doktor/ (note: Standard Malaysian), [dɔk̚to̟(r)] (note: Standard Malaysian) Audio: Ms-MY-doktor.ogg [Malaysia] Forms: دوکتور [Jawi], doktor-doktor [plural], doktor² [plural]
Rhymes: -tor, -or Etymology: Borrowed from English doctor, from Middle English doctor, doctour (“an expert, authority on a subject”), from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor (“teacher”), from doceō (“to teach”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ms|:bor|en:doctor}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to teach", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dokejō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*doḱ-éye-ti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "take", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*deḱ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "causative suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dokeō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "sl.", "keyword_label" : "Semantic loan from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "διδάσκω", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "semantic loan" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "doceō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "doctor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "doctur", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "doctour", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "doctour", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "doctor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "doktor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ms" }" data-lang="ms" data-title="doktor">, {{bor|ms|en|doctor}} English doctor, {{der|ms|enm|doctor}} Middle English doctor, {{der|ms|xno|doctour}} Anglo-Norman doctour, {{der|ms|la|doctor||teacher}} Latin doctor (“teacher”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=دوکتور}} doktor (Jawi spelling دوکتور, plural doktor-doktor or doktor²)
  1. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) doctor; physician Tags: Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore Synonyms: dokter, tabib, bomor
    Sense id: en-doktor-ms-noun-YgWsS8xc Categories (other): Bruneian Malay, Malaysian Malay, Singapore Malay
  2. doctor (person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university)
    Sense id: en-doktor-ms-noun-5P3nMJK- Categories (other): Malay entries with etymon, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with etymon: 18 82 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: doktor gigi

Alternative forms

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