"pegang" meaning in Malay

See pegang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pəˈɡaŋ/, [pəˈɡaŋ], /ˈpeɡaŋ/ (note: Johor), [ˈpe.ɡaŋ] (note: Johor) Forms: ڤݢڠ [Jawi], peygang [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəgəŋ. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*pəgəŋ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəgəŋ, {{inh+|ms|poz-pro|*pəgəŋ}} Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəgəŋ Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=ڤݢڠ}} pegang (Jawi spelling ڤݢڠ)
  1. to hold, to grasp
    Sense id: en-pegang-ms-verb-cxEQ0f5l Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms (Affixations): berpegang, berpegangan, dipegang, dipegangkan, memegang, memegangkan, pegangan (english: holding; believe; principle), pegangkan (english: action of holding something), pemegang, pemegangan, perpegangan, terpegang

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "Affixations",
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        {
          "sense": "Affixations",
          "word": "dipegang"
        },
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          "sense": "Affixations",
          "word": "dipegangkan"
        },
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          "sense": "Affixations",
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          "word": "memegangkan"
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          "english": "holding; believe; principle",
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          "translation": "action of holding something",
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          "sense": "Affixations",
          "word": "perpegangan"
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          "hold",
          "hold"
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pəˈɡaŋ]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpeɡaŋ/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈpe.ɡaŋ]",
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    }
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    },
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      "sense": "Affixations",
      "word": "dipegang"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Affixations",
      "word": "dipegangkan"
    },
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      "word": "memegang"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Affixations",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpeɡaŋ/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpe.ɡaŋ]",
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  ],
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