"mengabui" meaning in Malay

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Verb

IPA: [mə.ŋa.bu.wi] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-mengabui.wav Forms: مڠابوءي [Jawi], diabui [passive, third-person]
Etymology: Affixation of abu + meng- -i. The second usage is a clipping of mengabui mata, meaning literally "to put ash on the eyes". Etymology templates: {{af|ms|abu|meng- -i}} abu + meng- -i, {{clipping|ms|mengabui mata|nocap=1}} clipping of mengabui mata Head templates: {{head|ms|verb|Jawi spelling|مڠابوءي|imperative/1st & 2nd person passive|abui|3rd person passive|diabui}} mengabui (Jawi spelling مڠابوءي, imperative/1st & 2nd person passive abui, 3rd person passive diabui)
  1. (transitive) to put ash on something Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mengabui-ms-verb-eZAbvMwO Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms circumfixed with meng- -i, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Malay terms circumfixed with meng- -i: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. (figurative, transitive) to deceive Tags: figuratively, transitive Synonyms: mengabui mata, memperdaya, menipu
    Sense id: en-mengabui-ms-verb-jNXvQJPd

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "2": "abu",
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
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    }
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        "Jawi"
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    },
    {
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        "third-person"
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        "8": "diabui"
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  "hyphenation": [
    "meng‧a‧bu‧i"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "65 35",
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        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
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        "to put ash on something"
      ],
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        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ],
        [
          "ash",
          "ash"
        ]
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        "(transitive) to put ash on something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "to deceive"
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          "deceive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, transitive) to deceive"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mengabui mata"
        },
        {
          "word": "memperdaya"
        },
        {
          "word": "menipu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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    "Pages with entries"
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      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
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        "passive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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    "meng‧a‧bu‧i"
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      ],
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        "to put ash on something"
      ],
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        [
          "ash",
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        "(transitive) to put ash on something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "Malay transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "to deceive"
      ],
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          "deceive"
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        "(figurative, transitive) to deceive"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mengabui mata"
        },
        {
          "word": "memperdaya"
        },
        {
          "word": "menipu"
        }
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
  "word": "mengabui"
}

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