"gula" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /ɡulə/ [Johor-Selangor], /ɡula/ [Riau-Lingga] Forms: ݢولا [Jawi], gula [plural]
Rhymes: -ulə, -lə, -ə Etymology: From Sanskrit गुल (gula, “unrefined sugar, molasses”). The Sanskrit equivalent is मधुरं (madhuraṃ, “sugar”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|sa|गुल||unrefined sugar, molasses}} Sanskrit गुल (gula, “unrefined sugar, molasses”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ݢولا|pl=gula}} gula (Jawi spelling ݢولا, plural gula)
  1. sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink) Categories (topical): Sugars Synonyms: sakar, ساکر Derived forms: bergula (english: to contain sugar), gula kapas (english: cotton candy), gula melaka (english: palm sugar), gula-gula, menggula, menggulakan (english: to add sugar, to sugar), pengulaan
    Sense id: en-gula-ms-noun-7eb9sexQ Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 28 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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