"meter" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: [mi.tə(r)] Forms: ميتر [Jawi], meter-meter [plural], meterku [first-person, informal, possessive], metermu [possessive, second-person], meternya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -tər, -ər Etymology: From English metre or meter, from French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, rule, length, size, poetic metre”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|en|metre}} English metre, {{der|ms|fr|mètre|}} French mètre, {{der|ms|grc|μέτρον||measure, rule, length, size, poetic metre}} Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, rule, length, size, poetic metre”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ميتر}} meter (Jawi spelling ميتر, plural meter-meter, informal 1st possessive meterku, 2nd possessive metermu, 3rd possessive meternya)
  1. A meter:
    The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités); a metre or meter.
    Sense id: en-meter-ms-noun-Sjn2nT9t Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Malay terms with redundant script codes: 50 50
  2. A meter:
    A device that is used to measure and record something (distance, quantity of something used, etc.).
    Sense id: en-meter-ms-noun-88Jaq~DW Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Malay terms with redundant script codes: 50 50

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