"mat" meaning in Malay

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Noun

Forms: mat-mat [plural]
Etymology: Shortening of Ahmad or Muhammad, two common Malay names. Head templates: {{ms-noun}} mat (plural mat-mat)
  1. (colloquial, slang) a certain person; a fellow; a dude. Tags: colloquial, slang
    Sense id: en-mat-ms-noun-z2q1SzRL
  2. (colloquial, slang) a John Doe. Tags: colloquial, slang
    Sense id: en-mat-ms-noun-gCLac~rr Categories (other): Pages with 39 entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 39 entries: 0 0 10 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 6 1 0 1 5 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 10 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mat gian (english: a drug addict), mat rempit (english: an illegal street racer), mat rok (english: a heavy metal fan), Mat Salleh (english: a White or European man) Related terms: minah (english: a certain woman, a Jane Doe)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "a drug addict",
      "word": "mat gian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "an illegal street racer",
      "word": "mat rempit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "a heavy metal fan",
      "word": "mat rok"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "a White or European man",
      "word": "Mat Salleh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortening of Ahmad or Muhammad, two common Malay names.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mat-mat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mat (plural mat-mat)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "a certain woman, a Jane Doe",
      "word": "minah"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "a certain person; a fellow; a dude."
      ],
      "id": "en-mat-ms-noun-z2q1SzRL",
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "fellow",
          "fellow"
        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, slang) a certain person; a fellow; a dude."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 10 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 6 1 0 1 5 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 10 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 39 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a John Doe."
      ],
      "id": "en-mat-ms-noun-gCLac~rr",
      "links": [
        [
          "John Doe",
          "John Doe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, slang) a John Doe."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mat"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay placeholder terms",
    "Pages with 39 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "a drug addict",
      "word": "mat gian"
    },
    {
      "english": "an illegal street racer",
      "word": "mat rempit"
    },
    {
      "english": "a heavy metal fan",
      "word": "mat rok"
    },
    {
      "english": "a White or European man",
      "word": "Mat Salleh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortening of Ahmad or Muhammad, two common Malay names.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mat-mat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mat (plural mat-mat)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "a certain woman, a Jane Doe",
      "word": "minah"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay colloquialisms",
        "Malay slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a certain person; a fellow; a dude."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "fellow",
          "fellow"
        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, slang) a certain person; a fellow; a dude."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay colloquialisms",
        "Malay slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a John Doe."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "John Doe",
          "John Doe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, slang) a John Doe."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mat"
}

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