"punca" meaning in Malay

See punca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pun.t͡ʃə/ [Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga], /pun.t͡ʃa/ [Baku] Forms: ڤونچا [Jawi], punca-punca [plural]
Rhymes: -t͡ʃə, -ə, -t͡ʃa Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ڤونچا}} punca (Jawi spelling ڤونچا, plural punca-punca)
  1. source
    Sense id: en-punca-ms-noun-Qc9nlLpC Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 6 20 7 6 25 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 20 7 6 25 25 6 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. cause
    Sense id: en-punca-ms-noun-an7x7Z8V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sumber [source], penyebab [cause] Related terms: sebab [reason]
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      "word": "sumber"
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      "word": "penyebab"
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