"kapten" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: [kɛp.tən] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-kapten.wav Forms: کڤتن [Jawi], kapten-kapten [plural], kaptenku [first-person, informal, possessive], kaptenmu [possessive, second-person], kaptennya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -tən, -ən Etymology: From English captain, from Middle English capitain, capteyn, from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput (“head”) (English cap). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of kapitan. Etymology templates: {{root|ms|ine-pro|*kap-}}, {{root|ms|ine-pro|*kap-|id1=head}}, {{bor|ms|en|captain}} English captain, {{der|ms|enm|capitain}} Middle English capitain, {{der|ms|fro|capitaine}} Old French capitaine, {{der|ms|LL.|capitāneus}} Late Latin capitāneus, {{der|ms|la|caput||head}} Latin caput (“head”), {{der|ms|ine-pro|*kap-}} Proto-Indo-European *kap-, {{doublet|ms|kapitan}} Doublet of kapitan Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=کڤتن}} kapten (Jawi spelling کڤتن, plural kapten-kapten, informal 1st possessive kaptenku, 2nd possessive kaptenmu, 3rd possessive kaptennya)
  1. A captain:
    (military) An army or air force officer whose rank is higher than that of a lieutenant but lower than that of a major.
    Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-kapten-ms-noun-zcwZb~8v Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. A captain:
    (military) A naval officer whose rank is higher than that of a commander but lower than that of a commodore.
    Categories (topical): Military Synonyms (naval officer): kepten
    Sense id: en-kapten-ms-noun-B8yqKsMC Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'naval officer': 11 72 9 3 1 3
  3. A captain:
    (aviation) The first officer or co-pilot of an aircraft.
    Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-kapten-ms-noun-tK0O9JmP Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. A captain:
    The person who administers the operation of a merchant ship or a passenger ship.
    Synonyms: kapten kapal, nakhoda
    Sense id: en-kapten-ms-noun-JMc4AeU4 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 14 42 5 33
  5. A captain:
    The leader of a squad or a team in a game (of football, hockey, and others).
    Synonyms: ketua
    Sense id: en-kapten-ms-noun-cf-CdSvH
  6. A captain:
    Someone who has been given the power to lead an organization, group, and so on.
    Sense id: en-kapten-ms-noun-hAXHTvTk

Alternative forms

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}

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