"suku" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /su.ku/ Forms: سوکو [Jawi], suku-suku [plural]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suku (“one quarter; designation for a division of society, probably a lineage”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*suku|t=one quarter; designation for a division of society, probably a lineage}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suku (“one quarter; designation for a division of society, probably a lineage”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=سوکو}} suku (Jawi spelling سوکو, plural suku-suku)
  1. quarter, fourth, ¹⁄₄ (mathematics)
    Sense id: en-suku-ms-noun-d6QP6Lyk
  2. quarter, fourth, ¹⁄₄ (mathematics)
    (finance) a fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.
    Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: kuartal, trimester
    Sense id: en-suku-ms-noun-yPZXXirF Topics: business, finance
  3. race; ethnicity
    Sense id: en-suku-ms-noun-rX75tKCF Categories (other): Malay terms with collocations
  4. (Negeri Sembilan) A traditional matrilineal clan under Adat Perpatih.
    Sense id: en-suku-ms-noun-0e4WzxUq Categories (other): Negeri Sembilan Malay, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 9 11 29 52
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        "3": "*suku",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suku (“one quarter; designation for a division of society, probably a lineage”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suku (“one quarter; designation for a division of society, probably a lineage”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سوکو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suku-suku",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's a quarter past one now.",
          "text": "Sekarang satu suku.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quarter, fourth, ¹⁄₄ (mathematics)"
      ],
      "id": "en-suku-ms-noun-d6QP6Lyk",
      "links": [
        [
          "quarter",
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        ],
        [
          "fourth",
          "fourth"
        ]
      ]
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            "Sciences",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "(Indonesian)"
        }
      ],
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        "quarter, fourth, ¹⁄₄ (mathematics)",
        "a fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season."
      ],
      "id": "en-suku-ms-noun-yPZXXirF",
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          "quarter",
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        ]
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        "quarter, fourth, ¹⁄₄ (mathematics)",
        "(finance) a fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season."
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        {
          "word": "kuartal"
        },
        {
          "word": "trimester"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "Javanese race",
          "text": "Suku Jawa",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "race; ethnicity"
      ],
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        ],
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          "ethnicity",
          "ethnicity"
        ]
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        "A traditional matrilineal clan under Adat Perpatih."
      ],
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        [
          "traditional",
          "traditional"
        ],
        [
          "matrilineal",
          "matrilineal"
        ],
        [
          "clan",
          "clan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Negeri Sembilan) A traditional matrilineal clan under Adat Perpatih."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/su.ku/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "suku"
}
{
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    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 22 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/u",
    "Rhymes:Malay/u/2 syllables"
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suku (“one quarter; designation for a division of society, probably a lineage”).",
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      "form": "سوکو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suku-suku",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's a quarter past one now.",
          "text": "Sekarang satu suku.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quarter, fourth, ¹⁄₄ (mathematics)"
      ],
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        [
          "quarter",
          "quarter"
        ],
        [
          "fourth",
          "fourth"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples",
        "ms:Finance"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "(Indonesian)"
        }
      ],
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        "quarter, fourth, ¹⁄₄ (mathematics)",
        "a fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season."
      ],
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          "quarter",
          "quarter"
        ],
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        "quarter, fourth, ¹⁄₄ (mathematics)",
        "(finance) a fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kuartal"
        },
        {
          "word": "trimester"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with collocations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Javanese race",
          "text": "Suku Jawa",
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        }
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      ],
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          "race"
        ],
        [
          "ethnicity",
          "ethnicity"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "Negeri Sembilan Malay"
      ],
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        "A traditional matrilineal clan under Adat Perpatih."
      ],
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          "traditional",
          "traditional"
        ],
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          "matrilineal",
          "matrilineal"
        ],
        [
          "clan",
          "clan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Negeri Sembilan) A traditional matrilineal clan under Adat Perpatih."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/su.ku/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "suku"
}

Download raw JSONL data for suku meaning in Malay (2.3kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Negeri Sembilan",
  "path": [
    "suku"
  ],
  "section": "Malay",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "suku",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Negeri Sembilan",
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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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