"suara" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsuarə/ (note: schwa-variety), [ˈswa.rə] (note: schwa-variety), /ˈsuara/ (note: /a/-variety, Literary Standard), [ˈswa.ra] (note: /a/-variety, Literary Standard) Audio: Ms-MY-suara.ogg [Malaysia] Forms: سوارا [Jawi], suara-suara [plural], suara² [plural]
Rhymes: -rə, -ə, -ra, -a Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara, “voice, sound”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|sa|स्वर|t=voice, sound}} Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara, “voice, sound”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=سوارا}} suara (Jawi spelling سوارا, plural suara-suara or suara²)
  1. voice, utterance Derived forms (Affixations): menyuarakan (english: to voice (an opinion or a demand); to sing) Derived forms (Compounds): alih suara (english: dubbing), kalah suara, kotak suara (english: larynx; voice box), paduan suara, pemungutan suara, sulih suara
    Sense id: en-suara-ms-noun-5VPJojQl Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "pam",
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      "name": "bor+"
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      "form": "سوارا",
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        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "suara-suara",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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  ],
  "hyphenations": [
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        "su",
        "a",
        "ra"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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          "english": "to voice (an opinion or a demand); to sing",
          "sense": "Affixations",
          "translation": "to voice (an opinion or a demand); to sing",
          "word": "menyuarakan"
        },
        {
          "english": "dubbing",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "translation": "dubbing",
          "word": "alih suara"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "kalah suara"
        },
        {
          "english": "larynx; voice box",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "translation": "larynx; voice box",
          "word": "kotak suara"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "paduan suara"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "pemungutan suara"
        },
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        }
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          ],
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          "ref": "2021, “Dijangka”, Nur Wahidah (lyrics), performed by Subsonic Eye:",
          "text": "Suaramu sebelahku\nSeperti lagu kegemaranku",
          "translation": "Your voice beside me\nis like a favourite song of mine",
          "type": "quotation"
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuarə/",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈswa.rə]",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-rə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuara/",
      "note": "/a/-variety, Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈswa.ra]",
      "note": "/a/-variety, Literary Standard"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    }
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    {
      "english": "to voice (an opinion or a demand); to sing",
      "sense": "Affixations",
      "translation": "to voice (an opinion or a demand); to sing",
      "word": "menyuarakan"
    },
    {
      "english": "dubbing",
      "sense": "Compounds",
      "translation": "dubbing",
      "word": "alih suara"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "kalah suara"
    },
    {
      "english": "larynx; voice box",
      "sense": "Compounds",
      "translation": "larynx; voice box",
      "word": "kotak suara"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "paduan suara"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "pemungutan suara"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Compounds",
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    }
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      "name": "bor+"
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      "form": "سوارا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suara-suara",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suara²",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "su",
        "a",
        "ra"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Malay nouns",
        "Malay terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
        "Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Malay terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/a",
        "Rhymes:Malay/a/3 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ra",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ra/3 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Malay/rə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/rə/3 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ə/3 syllables"
      ],
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          "ref": "2021, “Dijangka”, Nur Wahidah (lyrics), performed by Subsonic Eye:",
          "text": "Suaramu sebelahku\nSeperti lagu kegemaranku",
          "translation": "Your voice beside me\nis like a favourite song of mine",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuarə/",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈswa.rə]",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-rə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuara/",
      "note": "/a/-variety, Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈswa.ra]",
      "note": "/a/-variety, Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ra"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "suara"
}

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