"se-" meaning in Malay

See se- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /sə/ Forms: سـ [Jawi]
Etymology: From Classical Malay se-, from Proto-Malayic *sA-, proclitic variant of *əsa(ʔ) (“one”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|ms-cla|se-}} Classical Malay se-, {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*sA-}} Proto-Malayic *sA- Head templates: {{ms-prefix|j=سـ}} se- (Jawi spelling سـ)
  1. one Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-se--ms-prefix-dpLDrTVA Categories (other): Malay cardinal numbers
  2. used to form the equative of adjectives Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-se--ms-prefix-ZeVK3PG5 Categories (other): Malay links with redundant target parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sebelas, sepuluh, seratus, seribu
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Forms: س- [Jawi]
Etymology: Clipping of seluruh. Head templates: {{ms-prefix|j=س-}} se- (Jawi spelling س-)
  1. Used on nouns to indicate that the noun referred to is in its entirety. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-se--ms-prefix-dVVRZf5w Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 0 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sebelas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sepuluh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "seratus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "seribu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ms-cla",
        "3": "se-"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Malay se-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*sA-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *sA-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Classical Malay se-, from Proto-Malayic *sA-, proclitic variant of *əsa(ʔ) (“one”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سـ",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "سـ"
      },
      "expansion": "se- (Jawi spelling سـ)",
      "name": "ms-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay cardinal numbers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one"
      ],
      "id": "en-se--ms-prefix-dpLDrTVA",
      "links": [
        [
          "one",
          "one#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "as big as",
          "text": "sebesar"
        },
        {
          "english": "as long as",
          "text": "sepanjang"
        },
        {
          "english": "as beautiful as",
          "text": "secantik"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form the equative of adjectives"
      ],
      "id": "en-se--ms-prefix-ZeVK3PG5",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "se-"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of seluruh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "س-",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "س-"
      },
      "expansion": "se- (Jawi spelling س-)",
      "name": "ms-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used on nouns to indicate that the noun referred to is in its entirety."
      ],
      "id": "en-se--ms-prefix-dVVRZf5w",
      "links": [
        [
          "entirety",
          "entirety"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "se-"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay numerals",
    "Malay prefixes",
    "Malay terms derived from Classical Malay",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Malay terms inherited from Classical Malay",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "sebelas"
    },
    {
      "word": "sepuluh"
    },
    {
      "word": "seratus"
    },
    {
      "word": "seribu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ms-cla",
        "3": "se-"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Malay se-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*sA-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *sA-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Classical Malay se-, from Proto-Malayic *sA-, proclitic variant of *əsa(ʔ) (“one”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سـ",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "سـ"
      },
      "expansion": "se- (Jawi spelling سـ)",
      "name": "ms-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay cardinal numbers"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "one",
          "one#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay links with redundant target parameters"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "as big as",
          "text": "sebesar"
        },
        {
          "english": "as long as",
          "text": "sepanjang"
        },
        {
          "english": "as beautiful as",
          "text": "secantik"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form the equative of adjectives"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "se-"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay numerals",
    "Malay prefixes",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of seluruh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "س-",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "س-"
      },
      "expansion": "se- (Jawi spelling س-)",
      "name": "ms-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used on nouns to indicate that the noun referred to is in its entirety."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "entirety",
          "entirety"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "se-"
}

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