"membesar" meaning in Malay

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Verb

IPA: /məmbəsar/, [məmbəsa] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: ممبسر [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ar Etymology: Affixation of meng- + besar (“big, adult (grown up)”). Etymology templates: {{af|ms|meng-|besar|t2=big, adult (grown up)}} meng- + besar (“big, adult (grown up)”) Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=ممبسر}} membesar (Jawi spelling ممبسر)
  1. (intransitive) to become bigger or to increase in size Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-membesar-ms-verb-u8hBm1fw
  2. (intransitive) to grow up Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-membesar-ms-verb-KNvWKLs5 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms prefixed with meng- Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 35 47 18 Disambiguation of Malay terms prefixed with meng-: 23 58 19
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to be arrogant Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-membesar-ms-verb-Z~CYSNPL
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "meng-",
        "3": "besar",
        "t2": "big, adult (grown up)"
      },
      "expansion": "meng- + besar (“big, adult (grown up)”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Affixation of meng- + besar (“big, adult (grown up)”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ممبسر",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ممبسر"
      },
      "expansion": "membesar (Jawi spelling ممبسر)",
      "name": "ms-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              30,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Why do our shadows get bigger in the early morning and in the late afternoon?",
          "text": "Mengapakah bayang-bayang kita membesar pada waktu awal pagi dan waktu lewat petang?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to become bigger or to increase in size"
      ],
      "id": "en-membesar-ms-verb-u8hBm1fw",
      "links": [
        [
          "size",
          "size"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to become bigger or to increase in size"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 47 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 58 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay terms prefixed with meng-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I grew up in the United States.",
          "text": "Saya membesar dekat Amerika Syarikat.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to grow up"
      ],
      "id": "en-membesar-ms-verb-KNvWKLs5",
      "links": [
        [
          "grow up",
          "grow up"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to grow up"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to be arrogant"
      ],
      "id": "en-membesar-ms-verb-Z~CYSNPL",
      "links": [
        [
          "arrogant",
          "arrogant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, figurative) to be arrogant"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/məmbəsar/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[məmbəsa]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "membesar"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay terms prefixed with meng-",
    "Malay verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ar",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ar/3 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "meng-",
        "3": "besar",
        "t2": "big, adult (grown up)"
      },
      "expansion": "meng- + besar (“big, adult (grown up)”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Affixation of meng- + besar (“big, adult (grown up)”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ممبسر",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ممبسر"
      },
      "expansion": "membesar (Jawi spelling ممبسر)",
      "name": "ms-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay intransitive verbs",
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              30,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Why do our shadows get bigger in the early morning and in the late afternoon?",
          "text": "Mengapakah bayang-bayang kita membesar pada waktu awal pagi dan waktu lewat petang?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to become bigger or to increase in size"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "size",
          "size"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to become bigger or to increase in size"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay intransitive verbs",
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I grew up in the United States.",
          "text": "Saya membesar dekat Amerika Syarikat.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to grow up"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grow up",
          "grow up"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to grow up"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be arrogant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arrogant",
          "arrogant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, figurative) to be arrogant"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/məmbəsar/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[məmbəsa]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "membesar"
}

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