"gerek" meaning in Malay

See gerek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɡe.reʔ/ (note: Johor-Riau), [ɡeɾeʔ̚] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: gérék [canonical], lebih gerek [comparative], paling gerek [superlative], ݢيريق [Jawi]
Head templates: {{head|ms|adjective|comparative|lebih gerek|superlative|paling gerek|Jawi spelling|ݢيريق|head=gérék}} gérék (comparative lebih gerek, superlative paling gerek, Jawi spelling ݢيريق)
  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) awesome; cool Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial
    Sense id: en-gerek-ms-adj-zF2Uexik Categories (other): Malaysian Malay, Singapore Malay, Malay verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Malay verbs without transitivity: 35 33 32

Noun

IPA: /ɡe.reʔ/ (note: Johor-Riau), [ɡeɾeʔ̚] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: gérék [canonical], ݢيريق [Jawi], gerekku [first-person, informal, possessive], gerekmu [possessive, second-person], gereknya [possessive, third-person]
Head templates: {{ms-noun|head=gérék|j=ݢيريق|pl=-}} gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق, informal 1st possessive gerekku, 2nd possessive gerekmu, 3rd possessive gereknya)
  1. Only used in rumput gerek telinga (Ischaemum aristatum)
    Sense id: en-gerek-ms-noun-yMsXAKit Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms with redundant script codes, Malay verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 17 65 19 Disambiguation of Malay terms with redundant script codes: 22 64 14 Disambiguation of Malay verbs without transitivity: 35 33 32

Verb

IPA: /ɡe.reʔ/ (note: Johor-Riau), [ɡeɾeʔ̚] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: gérék [canonical], ݢيريق [Jawi]
Head templates: {{ms-verb|head=gérék|j=ݢيريق}} gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق)
  1. to bore (to make a hole through something) Derived forms: bergerek-gerek [reduplication + stative (alt: redup + beR-), habitual] (alt: redup + beR-), penggerek [agentive (alt: peN-), qualitative (peN-) (alt: peN-), instrumental (peN-) (alt: peN-), abstract (peN-) (alt: peN-), measure] (peN-) (alt: peN-), menggerek [agent focus] (alt: meN-), menggerekkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (english: meN- + -kan)
    Sense id: en-gerek-ms-verb-6QBO5DNx Categories (other): Malay verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Malay verbs without transitivity: 35 33 32

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for gerek meaning in Malay (4.9kB)

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