"kepala" meaning in Malay

See kepala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kəpalə/ [Johor-Selangor], /kəpala/ [Riau-Lingga] Forms: kĕpala [canonical], کڤالا [Jawi], kepala-kepala [plural], kepalaku [first-person, informal, possessive], kepalamu [possessive, second-person], kepalanya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -alə, -lə, -ə, -a Etymology: From Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, “skull”). Main anatomy sense mostly displaced native word hulu except in court language. * Sense of leader and chief is a semantic loan from Dutch hoofd, compare with penghulu. * The computing sense is a semantic loan from English head. Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|sa|कपाल||skull}} Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, “skull”), {{alter|ms|hulu}} hulu, {{sl|ms|nl|hoofd|nocap=1}} semantic loan from Dutch hoofd, {{sl|ms|en|head|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English head Head templates: {{ms-noun|head=kĕpala|j=کڤالا}} kĕpala (Jawi spelling کڤالا, plural kepala-kepala, informal 1st possessive kepalaku, 2nd possessive kepalamu, 3rd possessive kepalanya)
  1. (anatomy) head (part of the body) Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: hulu, tendas, jemala
    Sense id: en-kepala-ms-noun-xMcPJ0x2 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. top part or layer of something Synonyms: hulu
    Sense id: en-kepala-ms-noun-iGwnS6Xy
  3. (figurative) leader, chief, head Tags: figuratively Synonyms: ketua, pemimpin
    Sense id: en-kepala-ms-noun-QYkNsfH3
  4. source Synonyms: punca, sumber
    Sense id: en-kepala-ms-noun-Qc9nlLpC
  5. (computing) head: part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-kepala-ms-noun-ef8aK7Af Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 6 1 22 13 24 3 1 1 5 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 1 24 16 25 2 1 1 3 25 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 14 1 6 15 64 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: berkepala, kepala-kepalaan, mengepalai, mengepalakan, sekepala, besar kepala, kepala air, kepala angin, kepala bahu, kepala batu, kepala berat, kepala berita, kepala busung, kepala daerah, kepala desa, kepala dingin, kepala dua, kepala guntur, kepala kain, kepala kampung, kepala karangan, kepala keluarga, kepala kereta api, kepala kodi, kepala lakon, kepala lorong, kepala lutut, kepala pasukan, kepala payung, kepala pemerintahan, kepala pulau, kepala putik, kepala raja, kepala santan, kepala sari, kepala sarung, kepala suku, kepala surat, kepala susu, kepala tahun, kepala tirai, kepala tongkat, kepala udang, kepala zakar, ringan kepala, sakit kepala
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      "word": "kepala zakar"
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      "word": "ringan kepala"
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            "Medicine",
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        {
          "word": "tendas"
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        {
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        }
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
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        {
          "text": "kepala kain: front broad stripe found in some sarong patterns"
        },
        {
          "text": "kepala susu: cream of milk"
        },
        {
          "text": "kepala santan: coconut cream"
        },
        {
          "text": "kepala surat: letterhead"
        },
        {
          "text": "kepala berita: headline"
        },
        {
          "text": "kepala lutut: kneecap, patella"
        }
      ],
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        "top part or layer of something"
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          "text": "Kepala suku",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Head teacher (lit. \"head of school\")",
          "text": "Kepala sekolah",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "head"
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          "word": "ketua"
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        {
          "word": "pemimpin"
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      "id": "en-kepala-ms-noun-Qc9nlLpC",
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        "head: part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data."
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      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
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      "ipa": "/kəpala/",
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    {
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
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  "word": "kepala"
}
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    {
      "word": "mengepalakan"
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    {
      "word": "sekepala"
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      "word": "besar kepala"
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    {
      "word": "kepala air"
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    {
      "word": "kepala angin"
    },
    {
      "word": "kepala bahu"
    },
    {
      "word": "kepala batu"
    },
    {
      "word": "kepala berat"
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    {
      "word": "kepala berita"
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    {
      "word": "kepala busung"
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    {
      "word": "kepala daerah"
    },
    {
      "word": "kepala desa"
    },
    {
      "word": "kepala dingin"
    },
    {
      "word": "kepala dua"
    },
    {
      "word": "kepala guntur"
    },
    {
      "word": "kepala kain"
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    {
      "word": "kepala kampung"
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    {
      "word": "kepala karangan"
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    {
      "word": "kepala keluarga"
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    {
      "word": "kepala kereta api"
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    {
      "word": "kepala kodi"
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    {
      "word": "kepala lakon"
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    {
      "word": "kepala lorong"
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    {
      "word": "kepala lutut"
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    {
      "word": "kepala pasukan"
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    {
      "word": "kepala payung"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "kepala tongkat"
    },
    {
      "word": "kepala udang"
    },
    {
      "word": "kepala zakar"
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    {
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        "Jawi"
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      "form": "kepala-kepala",
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          "word": "tendas"
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        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
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        {
          "text": "kepala kain: front broad stripe found in some sarong patterns"
        },
        {
          "text": "kepala susu: cream of milk"
        },
        {
          "text": "kepala santan: coconut cream"
        },
        {
          "text": "kepala surat: letterhead"
        },
        {
          "text": "kepala berita: headline"
        },
        {
          "text": "kepala lutut: kneecap, patella"
        }
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        "top part or layer of something"
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        {
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        {
          "english": "Tribal chief",
          "text": "Kepala suku",
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        {
          "english": "Head teacher (lit. \"head of school\")",
          "text": "Kepala sekolah",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "leader, chief, head"
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          "leader",
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        [
          "chief",
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          "head",
          "head"
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        "(figurative) leader, chief, head"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ketua"
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        {
          "word": "pemimpin"
        }
      ],
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        "figuratively"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "source"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "punca"
        },
        {
          "word": "sumber"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ms:Computing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "head: part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing) head: part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kəpalə/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kəpala/",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-lə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ms:Kepala"
  ],
  "word": "kepala"
}

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