"ekor" meaning in Malay

See ekor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Classifier

IPA: /eko(r)/ [Johor-Selangor], /ekʊ(r)/ [Riau-Lingga] Forms: seekor [singular], ekok [alternative]
Rhymes: -eko(r), -ko(r), -o(r) Etymology: From ikur, from Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Indonesian ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ. Etymology templates: {{der|ms|poz-mly-pro|*ikur}} Proto-Malayic *ikur, {{cog|kxd|ekong}} Brunei Malay ekong, {{cog|id|ekor}} Indonesian ekor, {{cog|min|ikua}} Minangkabau ikua, {{der|ms|poz-pro|*ikuʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, {{cog|ace|iku}} Acehnese iku, {{cog|ban|ikut}} Balinese ikut, {{cog|bug|ikkoʔ}} Buginese ikkoʔ, {{der|ms|map-pro|*ikuʀ}} Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ Head templates: {{ms-classifier}} ekor (singular seekor)
  1. classifier used for animals
    Sense id: en-ekor-ms-classifier-IspTBD7I Categories (other): Malay classifiers Disambiguation of Malay classifiers: 50 48 2
  2. (slang, humorous) classifier for human beings Tags: humorous, slang Synonyms: orang
    Sense id: en-ekor-ms-classifier-AwsmUhGe Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Malay classifiers, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay links with redundant alt parameters, Malay links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 18 3 18 57 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 2 19 59 2 Disambiguation of Malay classifiers: 50 48 2 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 31 65 4 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant alt parameters: 37 52 11 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant wikilinks: 33 60 8

Noun

IPA: /eko(r)/ [Johor-Selangor], /ekʊ(r)/ [Riau-Lingga] Forms: ايکور [Jawi], ekor-ekor [plural], ekok [alternative]
Rhymes: -eko(r), -ko(r), -o(r) Etymology: From ikur, from Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Indonesian ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ. Etymology templates: {{der|ms|poz-mly-pro|*ikur}} Proto-Malayic *ikur, {{cog|kxd|ekong}} Brunei Malay ekong, {{cog|id|ekor}} Indonesian ekor, {{cog|min|ikua}} Minangkabau ikua, {{der|ms|poz-pro|*ikuʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, {{cog|ace|iku}} Acehnese iku, {{cog|ban|ikut}} Balinese ikut, {{cog|bug|ikkoʔ}} Buginese ikkoʔ, {{der|ms|map-pro|*ikuʀ}} Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ايکور}} ekor (Jawi spelling ايکور, plural ekor-ekor)
  1. (anatomy) tail (appendage of an animal)
    Sense id: en-ekor-ms-noun-wSMZDjKG Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*ikur"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *ikur",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxd",
        "2": "ekong"
      },
      "expansion": "Brunei Malay ekong",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ekor"
      },
      "expansion": "Indonesian ekor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "min",
        "2": "ikua"
      },
      "expansion": "Minangkabau ikua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ace",
        "2": "iku"
      },
      "expansion": "Acehnese iku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "ikut"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese ikut",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bug",
        "2": "ikkoʔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Buginese ikkoʔ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ikur, from Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Indonesian ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ايکور",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ekor-ekor",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ekok",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ايکور"
      },
      "expansion": "ekor (Jawi spelling ايکور, plural ekor-ekor)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "e‧kor"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "ms:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tail (appendage of an animal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ekor-ms-noun-wSMZDjKG",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) tail (appendage of an animal)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eko(r)/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ekʊ(r)/",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eko(r)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ko(r)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o(r)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekor"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*ikur"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *ikur",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxd",
        "2": "ekong"
      },
      "expansion": "Brunei Malay ekong",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ekor"
      },
      "expansion": "Indonesian ekor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "min",
        "2": "ikua"
      },
      "expansion": "Minangkabau ikua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ace",
        "2": "iku"
      },
      "expansion": "Acehnese iku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "ikut"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese ikut",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bug",
        "2": "ikkoʔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Buginese ikkoʔ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ikur, from Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Indonesian ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seekor",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ekok",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ekor (singular seekor)",
      "name": "ms-classifier"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "e‧kor"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "classifier",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 48 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay classifiers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "classifier used for animals"
      ],
      "id": "en-ekor-ms-classifier-IspTBD7I"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 3 18 57 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 2 19 59 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 48 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay classifiers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 65 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 52 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 60 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "classifier for human beings"
      ],
      "id": "en-ekor-ms-classifier-AwsmUhGe",
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, humorous) classifier for human beings"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "orang"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eko(r)/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ekʊ(r)/",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eko(r)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ko(r)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o(r)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekor"
}
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    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Malay links with redundant wikilinks",
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    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/eko(r)",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ko(r)",
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*ikur"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *ikur",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxd",
        "2": "ekong"
      },
      "expansion": "Brunei Malay ekong",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ekor"
      },
      "expansion": "Indonesian ekor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "min",
        "2": "ikua"
      },
      "expansion": "Minangkabau ikua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ace",
        "2": "iku"
      },
      "expansion": "Acehnese iku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "ikut"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese ikut",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bug",
        "2": "ikkoʔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Buginese ikkoʔ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ikur, from Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Indonesian ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ايکور",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ekor-ekor",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ekok",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ايکور"
      },
      "expansion": "ekor (Jawi spelling ايکور, plural ekor-ekor)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "e‧kor"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ms:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tail (appendage of an animal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) tail (appendage of an animal)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eko(r)/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ekʊ(r)/",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eko(r)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ko(r)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o(r)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekor"
}

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    "Malay lemmas",
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    "Malay links with redundant wikilinks",
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    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Brunei Malay ekong",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ekor"
      },
      "expansion": "Indonesian ekor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "min",
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      },
      "expansion": "Minangkabau ikua",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
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        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ace",
        "2": "iku"
      },
      "expansion": "Acehnese iku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "ikut"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese ikut",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bug",
        "2": "ikkoʔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Buginese ikkoʔ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ikur, from Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Indonesian ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seekor",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ekok",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ekor (singular seekor)",
      "name": "ms-classifier"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "e‧kor"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "classifier",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "classifier used for animals"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay humorous terms",
        "Malay slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "classifier for human beings"
      ],
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          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ]
      ],
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        "(slang, humorous) classifier for human beings"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "orang"
        }
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        "humorous",
        "slang"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eko(r)/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ekʊ(r)/",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eko(r)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ko(r)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o(r)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekor"
}

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