"ketua" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: [kə.tu.wə] (note: Johor-Riau), [kə.tu.wa] [Baku] Forms: کتوا [Jawi], ketua-ketua [plural]
Rhymes: -uə, -ə, -ua, -a Etymology: Affixation of ke- + tua. Etymology templates: {{af|ms|ke-|tua}} ke- + tua Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=کتوا}} ketua (Jawi spelling کتوا, plural ketua-ketua)
  1. A chief, leader or head man. Synonyms: pemimpin, penghulu, tua-tua, kepala
    Sense id: en-ketua-ms-noun-KL4~yekT Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 22 41 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 14 49 35 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  2. The oldest person who possesses an abundance of experience in a village and other places.
    Sense id: en-ketua-ms-noun-2PkrneeD Categories (other): Malay terms prefixed with ke- Disambiguation of Malay terms prefixed with ke-: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: guru ketua, ketua adat, ketua jurumasak (english: chef), ketua kampung, ketua kerajaan (english: head of government), Ketua Menteri (english: Chief Minister), ketua muda, ketua murid, ketua negara (english: head of state), ketua pejabat, ketua satu

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "chef",
      "word": "ketua jurumasak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ketua kampung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "head of government",
      "word": "ketua kerajaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Chief Minister",
      "word": "Ketua Menteri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ketua muda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ketua murid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "head of state",
      "word": "ketua negara"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ketua pejabat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ketua satu"
    }
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    }
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        "Jawi"
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    },
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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          "word": "penghulu"
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        ],
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          "abundance"
        ],
        [
          "experience",
          "experience"
        ],
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          "village",
          "village"
        ]
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      "ipa": "[kə.tu.wə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kə.tu.wa]",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ua"
    },
    {
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    }
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    "Rhymes:Malay/a",
    "Rhymes:Malay/a/3 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ua",
    "Rhymes:Malay/uə",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ə",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ə/3 syllables"
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    },
    {
      "word": "ketua adat"
    },
    {
      "english": "chef",
      "word": "ketua jurumasak"
    },
    {
      "word": "ketua kampung"
    },
    {
      "english": "head of government",
      "word": "ketua kerajaan"
    },
    {
      "english": "Chief Minister",
      "word": "Ketua Menteri"
    },
    {
      "word": "ketua muda"
    },
    {
      "word": "ketua murid"
    },
    {
      "english": "head of state",
      "word": "ketua negara"
    },
    {
      "word": "ketua pejabat"
    },
    {
      "word": "ketua satu"
    }
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    },
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  ],
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ke‧tu‧a"
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "ketua kampung",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "A chief, leader or head man."
      ],
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          "chief",
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        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ],
        [
          "head man",
          "head man"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "pemimpin"
        },
        {
          "word": "penghulu"
        },
        {
          "word": "tua-tua"
        },
        {
          "word": "kepala"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        "The oldest person who possesses an abundance of experience in a village and other places."
      ],
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        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
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          "possess",
          "possess"
        ],
        [
          "abundance",
          "abundance"
        ],
        [
          "experience",
          "experience"
        ],
        [
          "village",
          "village"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kə.tu.wə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kə.tu.wa]",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ua"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ketua"
}

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