"mat" meaning in Malay

See mat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mat-mat [plural], matku [first-person, informal, possessive], matmu [possessive, second-person], matnya [possessive, third-person]
Etymology: Shortening of Ahmad or Muhammad, two common Malay names. Head templates: {{ms-noun}} mat (plural mat-mat, informal 1st possessive matku, 2nd possessive matmu, 3rd possessive matnya)
  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 37 entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 37 entries: 0 0 11 5 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 6 0 0 1 5 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 1 1 8 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 10 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
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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      "_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.",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "matku",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matmu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matnya",
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        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "a certain woman, a Jane Doe",
      "word": "minah"
    }
  ],
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        "(colloquial, slang) a certain person; a fellow; a dude."
      ],
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          "_dis": "0 0 11 5 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 6 0 0 1 5 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 1 1 8 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 10 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 0",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a John Doe."
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        "(colloquial, slang) a John Doe."
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay placeholder terms",
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    "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"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "mat-mat",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "matku",
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        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matmu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matnya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "a certain woman, a Jane Doe",
      "word": "minah"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "Malay colloquialisms",
        "Malay slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a certain person; a fellow; a dude."
      ],
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        "(colloquial, slang) a certain person; a fellow; a dude."
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "slang"
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    },
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        "a John Doe."
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        "(colloquial, slang) a John Doe."
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    }
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}

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