"getah" meaning in Malay

See getah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡətah/ Forms: ݢته [Jawi], getah-getah [plural], getah² [plural]
Rhymes: -ətah, -tah, -ah Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gətəq (“sap, gummy secretion”), *-təq (“sap, gummy secretion”). Semantic loan from Dutch sap for the sense of biological fluid, biological juice. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*gətəq|t=sap, gummy secretion}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gətəq (“sap, gummy secretion”), {{sl|ms|nl|sap}} Semantic loan from Dutch sap Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ݢته}} getah (Jawi spelling ݢته, plural getah-getah or getah²)
  1. latex, gum: the milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air.
    Sense id: en-getah-ms-noun-vgKLWzFG
  2. (Riau) sap: the juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition. Tags: Riau Synonyms: air, cecair
    Sense id: en-getah-ms-noun-qx3BD72B Categories (other): Riau Malay
  3. (uncountable, countable, except Indonesia) rubber:
    pliable material derived from coagulated sap of introduced Hevea brasiliensis; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: karet
    Sense id: en-getah-ms-noun-LaEs1rG2 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 7 8 8 7 7 15 26
  4. (uncountable, countable, except Indonesia) rubber:
    Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: lateks
    Sense id: en-getah-ms-noun-dS-8gEKj Categories (other): Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 7 8 8 7 7 15 26 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 31 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tergetah [agentless action] (alt: teR-), bergetah [stative (alt: beR-) (english: taut, rubbery (of skin)), habitual] (beR-) (alt: beR-) (english: taut, rubbery (of skin))

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "teR-",
      "word": "tergetah [agentless action]"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "beR-",
      "english": "taut, rubbery (of skin)",
      "translation": "taut, rubbery (of skin)",
      "word": "bergetah [stative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "beR-",
      "english": "taut, rubbery (of skin)",
      "roman": "beR-",
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ݢته",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getah-getah",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getah²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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          ],
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              40
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          ],
          "english": "Careful with cutting breadfruit, its sap sticks easily on the hands.",
          "text": "Potong buah sukun ni kena berhati-hati sikit, getahnya senang melekat kat tangan.",
          "translation": "Careful with cutting breadfruit, its sap sticks easily on the hands.",
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        "(Riau) sap: the juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition."
      ],
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        },
        {
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      ],
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      ],
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "Hevea brasiliensis",
          "Hevea brasiliensis#Translingual"
        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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      "qualifier": "except Indonesia",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, countable, except Indonesia) rubber:",
        "pliable material derived from coagulated sap of introduced Hevea brasiliensis; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene."
      ],
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          "word": "karet"
        }
      ],
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        "(uncountable, countable, except Indonesia) rubber:",
        "Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber."
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          "word": "lateks"
        }
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ɡətah/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-tah"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ah"
    }
  ],
  "word": "getah"
}
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    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ah",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ah/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/tah",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ətah"
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    },
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      "english": "taut, rubbery (of skin)",
      "translation": "taut, rubbery (of skin)",
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    },
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      "roman": "beR-",
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ݢته",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getah-getah",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getah²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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          "english": "Careful with cutting breadfruit, its sap sticks easily on the hands.",
          "text": "Potong buah sukun ni kena berhati-hati sikit, getahnya senang melekat kat tangan.",
          "translation": "Careful with cutting breadfruit, its sap sticks easily on the hands.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "sap",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        "sap: the juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition."
      ],
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          "sap",
          "sap"
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      ],
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        "(Riau) sap: the juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
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        },
        {
          "word": "cecair"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "Hevea brasiliensis#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "hydrocarbon",
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        ],
        [
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        ]
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      "qualifier": "except Indonesia",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, countable, except Indonesia) rubber:",
        "pliable material derived from coagulated sap of introduced Hevea brasiliensis; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene."
      ],
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          "Synthetic",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, countable, except Indonesia) rubber:",
        "Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lateks"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡətah/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ətah"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-tah"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ah"
    }
  ],
  "word": "getah"
}

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