"kota" meaning in Malay

See kota in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kota/, [ko.tə] (note: Johor-Riau), [kɔ.ta] [Baku] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-kota (JR).wav , LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-kota (B).wav Forms: کوتا [Jawi], kota-kota [plural]
Rhymes: -ta, -a Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa) or Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|sa|कोट्ट|}} Borrowed from Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa), {{bor|ms|ta|கோட்டம்}} Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=کوتا}} kota (Jawi spelling کوتا, plural kota-kota)
  1. A fort. Synonyms: benteng, kubu
    Sense id: en-kota-ms-noun-jeoh1vlg
  2. (obsolete) A rampart. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: tembok, benteng
    Sense id: en-kota-ms-noun-dt1epE-L
  3. City:
    (usually historical) A city.
    Tags: historical, usually Synonyms: bandar, bandar raya, kota raya
    Sense id: en-kota-ms-noun-EtYMB4FE Categories (other): Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 4 4 6 6 8 1 13 1 17 0 1 2 16 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 5 7 8 0 13 1 17 0 0 1 18 18 6 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 42 42 13
  4. City:
    The city as opposed to the countryside.
    Synonyms: bandar
    Sense id: en-kota-ms-noun-xjhRTu3t Categories (other): Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 4 4 6 6 8 1 13 1 17 0 1 2 16 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 5 7 8 0 13 1 17 0 0 1 18 18 6 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 42 42 13
  5. One's dwelling area.
    Sense id: en-kota-ms-noun-kvyVBULV Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 42 42 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ibu kota, kota duduk [obsolete], kota raya, rumah kota [archaic]

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kota raya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "rumah kota"
    }
  ],
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        {
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            "1": "sw",
            "2": "ukuta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swahili: ukuta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swahili: ukuta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "kuta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: kuta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: kuta"
    }
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        "Jawi"
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "A fort."
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          "word": "benteng"
        },
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          "word": "kubu"
        }
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        "A rampart."
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          "rampart"
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        "(obsolete) A rampart."
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          "word": "tembok"
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          "word": "benteng"
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        "obsolete"
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        [
          "city",
          "city"
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          "kota",
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        [
          "bandar",
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        "City:",
        "(usually historical) A city."
      ],
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          "word": "bandar"
        },
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          "word": "bandar raya"
        },
        {
          "word": "kota raya"
        }
      ],
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        "historical",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "word": "desa"
        },
        {
          "word": "luar bandar"
        },
        {
          "word": "kampung"
        }
      ],
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          "_dis": "2 2 5 7 8 0 13 1 17 0 0 1 18 18 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "0 2 42 42 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
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        "City:",
        "The city as opposed to the countryside."
      ],
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          "City",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "as opposed to",
          "as opposed to"
        ],
        [
          "countryside",
          "countryside"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bandar"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "_dis": "0 2 42 42 13",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One's dwelling area."
      ],
      "id": "en-kota-ms-noun-kvyVBULV",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwelling",
          "dwelling"
        ],
        [
          "area",
          "area"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kota/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko.tə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɔ.ta]",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ta"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kota"
}
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    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
    "Malay terms borrowed from Tamil",
    "Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Malay terms derived from Tamil",
    "Pages with 16 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/a",
    "Rhymes:Malay/a/2 syllables",
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      "word": "ibu kota"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "kota duduk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kota raya"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "rumah kota"
    }
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        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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      "templates": [
        {
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          },
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        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "kuta",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: kuta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "form": "کوتا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kota-kota",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "j": "کوتا"
      },
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A fort."
      ],
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        [
          "fort",
          "fort"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "benteng"
        },
        {
          "word": "kubu"
        }
      ]
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        "A rampart."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(obsolete) A rampart."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tembok"
        },
        {
          "word": "benteng"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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        "Malay terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "City:",
        "A city."
      ],
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        [
          "City",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "kota",
          "kota#Malay"
        ],
        [
          "bandar",
          "bandar#Malay"
        ]
      ],
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        "City:",
        "(usually historical) A city."
      ],
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          "word": "bandar"
        },
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          "word": "bandar raya"
        },
        {
          "word": "kota raya"
        }
      ],
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        "usually"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "word": "desa"
        },
        {
          "word": "luar bandar"
        },
        {
          "word": "kampung"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "City:",
        "The city as opposed to the countryside."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "City",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "as opposed to",
          "as opposed to"
        ],
        [
          "countryside",
          "countryside"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bandar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One's dwelling area."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dwelling",
          "dwelling"
        ],
        [
          "area",
          "area"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kota/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko.tə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kɔ.ta]",
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        "Baku"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ta"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kota"
}

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