"semak" meaning in Malay

See semak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /səˈmak/ [Malaysia, Singapore], [səˈmaʔ] [Malaysia, Singapore], [səˈmäʔ (note: Johor-Riau), -mäk̚] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: سمق [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ak, -aʔ Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”) (with metathesis). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*samək|t=dense undergrowth}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”) Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=سمق}} semak (Jawi spelling سمق)
  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, slang) annoying, burdensome, troublesome Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, slang Synonyms: menggemaskan, menjengkelkan, menyakitkan hati
    Sense id: en-semak-ms-adj-h0WQz69X Categories (other): Malaysian Malay, Singapore Malay, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 11 9 7 26 23 24
  2. (Malaysia, colloquial) messy (of a place) Tags: Malaysia, colloquial Synonyms: selerak, sepah, serak
    Sense id: en-semak-ms-adj-aSlnPfut Categories (other): Malaysian Malay
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /səˈmak/ [Malaysia, Singapore], [səˈmaʔ] [Malaysia, Singapore], [səˈmäʔ (note: Johor-Riau), -mäk̚] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: سمق [Jawi], semak-samun [plural]
Rhymes: -ak, -aʔ Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”) (with metathesis). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*samək|t=dense undergrowth}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=سمق|pl=semak-samun}} semak (Jawi spelling سمق, plural semak-samun)
  1. bush
    Sense id: en-semak-ms-noun-dJoaFsND
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: menyemak [agent focus] (alt: meN-), bersemak [stative (alt: beR-), habitual] (beR-) (alt: beR-)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈsemak/, [ˈse.maʔ], [seˈmäʔ (note: Johor-Riau), -mäk̚] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: sémak [canonical], سيمق [Jawi]
Rhymes: -emak, -mak, -ak Etymology: From Persian سمع (sam'), from Arabic اِسْمَعْ (ismaʕ), سَمْع (samʕ, “to hear; to listen; to learn, to be told”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|fa|سمع|tr=sam'}} Persian سمع (sam'), {{der|ms|ar|اِسْمَعْ}} Arabic اِسْمَعْ (ismaʕ) Head templates: {{ms-verb|head=sémak|j=سيمق}} sémak (Jawi spelling سيمق)
  1. to check, to scan
    Sense id: en-semak-ms-verb-mKqHlHfl Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 0 6 9 3 14 13 5 9 9 0 0 10 10 11 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 11 9 7 26 23 24
  2. (rare) to listen Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-semak-ms-verb-S9Bbg5z0 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 0 6 9 3 14 13 5 9 9 0 0 10 10 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 6 9 3 14 13 5 9 9 0 0 10 10 11 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 11 9 7 26 23 24
  3. (rare) to revise Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-semak-ms-verb-xgEedenq Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 0 6 9 3 14 13 5 9 9 0 0 10 10 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 6 9 3 14 13 5 9 9 0 0 10 10 11 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 11 9 7 26 23 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: menyemak [agent focus] (alt: meN-), bersemak [stative (alt: beR-), habitual] (beR-) (alt: beR-), penyemak [agentive (alt: peN-), qualitative (peN-) (alt: peN-), instrumental (peN-) (alt: peN-), abstract (peN-) (alt: peN-), measure] (peN-) (alt: peN-), penyemakan [agentive (english: peN- + -an), qualitative (english: peN- + -an), instrumental (english: peN- + -an), abstract (english: peN- + -an), measure + resultative (english: peN- + -an), locative (english: peN- + -an), collective (english: peN- + -an), variety (english: peN- + -an), verbal noun (english: peN- + -an), fruit] (english: peN- + -an), semakan [resultative (alt: -an), locative (-an) (alt: -an), collective (-an) (alt: -an), variety (-an) (alt: -an), verbal noun (-an) (alt: -an), fruit] (-an) (alt: -an), tersemak [agentless action] (alt: teR-)

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "meN-",
      "word": "menyemak [agent focus]"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "beR-",
      "word": "bersemak [stative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "beR-",
      "roman": "beR-",
      "word": "habitual]"
    }
  ],
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "> Indonesian: semak (inherited)"
    }
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        "3": "*samək",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”) (with metathesis).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سمق",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semak-samun",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "سمق",
        "pl": "semak-samun"
      },
      "expansion": "semak (Jawi spelling سمق, plural semak-samun)",
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    }
  ],
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    "se‧mak"
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bush"
      ],
      "id": "en-semak-ms-noun-dJoaFsND",
      "links": [
        [
          "bush",
          "bush"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈmak/",
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈmaʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈmäʔ",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-mäk̚]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "semak"
}

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        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*samək",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”) (with metathesis).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سمق",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "سمق"
      },
      "expansion": "semak (Jawi spelling سمق)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "se‧mak"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malaysian Malay",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singapore Malay",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 9 7 26 23 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "This kid is fucking annoying.",
          "text": "Semak sial budak ni.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Don't be a troublesome person here.",
          "text": "Jangan buat semak kat sini.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The smell is annoying!",
          "ref": "2011 May 10, Fariha Abd Manaff, Cemerkap Itu Fabulous!:",
          "text": "Semak doh bau!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "annoying, burdensome, troublesome"
      ],
      "id": "en-semak-ms-adj-h0WQz69X",
      "links": [
        [
          "annoying",
          "annoying"
        ],
        [
          "burdensome",
          "burdensome"
        ],
        [
          "troublesome",
          "troublesome"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Malaysia, Singapore, slang) annoying, burdensome, troublesome"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "menggemaskan"
        },
        {
          "word": "menjengkelkan"
        },
        {
          "word": "menyakitkan hati"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "Singapore",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kemas"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malaysian Malay",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              28,
              33
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What the fuck! Your room is messy.",
          "text": "Bapak ah! Semak gila bilik kau.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "messy (of a place)"
      ],
      "id": "en-semak-ms-adj-aSlnPfut",
      "links": [
        [
          "messy",
          "messy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Malaysia, colloquial) messy (of a place)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "selerak"
        },
        {
          "word": "sepah"
        },
        {
          "word": "serak"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈmak/",
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈmaʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈmäʔ",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-mäk̚]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "semak"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "meN-",
      "word": "menyemak [agent focus]"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "beR-",
      "word": "bersemak [stative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "beR-",
      "roman": "beR-",
      "word": "habitual]"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "peN-",
      "word": "penyemak [agentive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "qualitative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "instrumental"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "abstract"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "measure]"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "penyemakan [agentive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "qualitative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "instrumental"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "abstract"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "measure + resultative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "locative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "collective"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "variety"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "verbal noun"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "fruit]"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "-an",
      "word": "semakan [resultative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "-an",
      "roman": "-an",
      "word": "locative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "-an",
      "roman": "-an",
      "word": "collective"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "-an",
      "roman": "-an",
      "word": "variety"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "-an",
      "roman": "-an",
      "word": "verbal noun"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "-an",
      "roman": "-an",
      "word": "fruit]"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "teR-",
      "word": "tersemak [agentless action]"
    }
  ],
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        {
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            "inh": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "> Indonesian: simak (inherited)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "سمع",
        "tr": "sam'"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian سمع (sam')",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "اِسْمَعْ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic اِسْمَعْ (ismaʕ)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Persian سمع (sam'), from Arabic اِسْمَعْ (ismaʕ), سَمْع (samʕ, “to hear; to listen; to learn, to be told”).",
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    {
      "form": "sémak",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "سيمق",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "head": "sémak",
        "j": "سيمق"
      },
      "expansion": "sémak (Jawi spelling سيمق)",
      "name": "ms-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
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        "to listen"
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) to listen"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to revise"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "revise",
          "revise"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) to revise"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsemak/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈse.maʔ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-emak"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-mak"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[seˈmäʔ",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-mäk̚]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "semak"
}
{
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    "Malay 2-syllable words",
    "Malay adjectives",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms borrowed from Persian",
    "Malay terms derived from Arabic",
    "Malay terms derived from Persian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Malay verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ak",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ak/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/aʔ",
    "Rhymes:Malay/aʔ/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/emak",
    "Rhymes:Malay/mak"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "meN-",
      "word": "menyemak [agent focus]"
    },
    {
      "alt": "beR-",
      "word": "bersemak [stative"
    },
    {
      "alt": "beR-",
      "roman": "beR-",
      "word": "habitual]"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سمق",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semak-samun",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "pl": "semak-samun"
      },
      "expansion": "semak (Jawi spelling سمق, plural semak-samun)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "se‧mak"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bush"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bush",
          "bush"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈmak/",
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈmaʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈmäʔ",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-mäk̚]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "semak"
}

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    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
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    "Malay terms derived from Arabic",
    "Malay terms derived from Persian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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    "Malay verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
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    "Rhymes:Malay/ak",
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    "Rhymes:Malay/aʔ",
    "Rhymes:Malay/aʔ/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/emak",
    "Rhymes:Malay/mak"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*samək",
        "t": "dense undergrowth"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”) (with metathesis).",
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    {
      "form": "سمق",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "سمق"
      },
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      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "se‧mak"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay slang",
        "Malay terms with quotations",
        "Malay terms with usage examples",
        "Malaysian Malay",
        "Singapore Malay"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "This kid is fucking annoying.",
          "text": "Semak sial budak ni.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Don't be a troublesome person here.",
          "text": "Jangan buat semak kat sini.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The smell is annoying!",
          "ref": "2011 May 10, Fariha Abd Manaff, Cemerkap Itu Fabulous!:",
          "text": "Semak doh bau!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "annoying, burdensome, troublesome"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "annoying",
          "annoying"
        ],
        [
          "burdensome",
          "burdensome"
        ],
        [
          "troublesome",
          "troublesome"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Malaysia, Singapore, slang) annoying, burdensome, troublesome"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "menggemaskan"
        },
        {
          "word": "menjengkelkan"
        },
        {
          "word": "menyakitkan hati"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "Singapore",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kemas"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Malay colloquialisms",
        "Malay terms with usage examples",
        "Malaysian Malay"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              28,
              33
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What the fuck! Your room is messy.",
          "text": "Bapak ah! Semak gila bilik kau.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "messy (of a place)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "messy",
          "messy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Malaysia, colloquial) messy (of a place)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "selerak"
        },
        {
          "word": "sepah"
        },
        {
          "word": "serak"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈmak/",
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈmaʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈmäʔ",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-mäk̚]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "semak"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Malay 2-syllable words",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay terms borrowed from Persian",
    "Malay terms derived from Arabic",
    "Malay terms derived from Persian",
    "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Malay verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
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    "Rhymes:Malay/emak",
    "Rhymes:Malay/mak"
  ],
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    {
      "alt": "peN-",
      "word": "penyemak [agentive"
    },
    {
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "qualitative"
    },
    {
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "instrumental"
    },
    {
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "abstract"
    },
    {
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "measure]"
    },
    {
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "penyemakan [agentive"
    },
    {
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "qualitative"
    },
    {
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "instrumental"
    },
    {
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "abstract"
    },
    {
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "measure + resultative"
    },
    {
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "locative"
    },
    {
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "collective"
    },
    {
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "variety"
    },
    {
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "verbal noun"
    },
    {
      "english": "peN- + -an",
      "word": "fruit]"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-an",
      "word": "semakan [resultative"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-an",
      "roman": "-an",
      "word": "locative"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-an",
      "roman": "-an",
      "word": "collective"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-an",
      "roman": "-an",
      "word": "variety"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-an",
      "roman": "-an",
      "word": "verbal noun"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-an",
      "roman": "-an",
      "word": "fruit]"
    },
    {
      "alt": "meN-",
      "word": "menyemak [agent focus]"
    },
    {
      "alt": "teR-",
      "word": "tersemak [agentless action]"
    },
    {
      "alt": "beR-",
      "word": "bersemak [stative"
    },
    {
      "alt": "beR-",
      "roman": "beR-",
      "word": "habitual]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "simak",
            "inh": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "> Indonesian: simak (inherited)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "> Indonesian: simak (inherited)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "سمع",
        "tr": "sam'"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian سمع (sam')",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "اِسْمَعْ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic اِسْمَعْ (ismaʕ)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Persian سمع (sam'), from Arabic اِسْمَعْ (ismaʕ), سَمْع (samʕ, “to hear; to listen; to learn, to be told”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sémak",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "سيمق",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "sémak",
        "j": "سيمق"
      },
      "expansion": "sémak (Jawi spelling سيمق)",
      "name": "ms-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to check, to scan"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "check",
          "check"
        ],
        [
          "scan",
          "scan"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to listen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "listen",
          "listen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) to listen"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to revise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "revise",
          "revise"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) to revise"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsemak/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈse.maʔ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-emak"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-mak"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[seˈmäʔ",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-mäk̚]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "semak"
}

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