"supaya" meaning in Malay

See supaya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /suˈpaja/ (note: Literary Standard), [suˈpa.ja] (note: Literary Standard), /suˈpajə/ (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard), [suˈpa.jə] (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) Forms: سوڤايا [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ajə, -jə, -ə, -a Etymology: Probably from sa- + upāya (“aim, means, way, stratagem, craft”) Etymology templates: {{af|kaw|sa-|upāya|nocat=1|t1=|t2=aim, means, way, stratagem, craft}} sa- + upāya (“aim, means, way, stratagem, craft”) Head templates: {{ms-conj|j=سوڤايا}} supaya (Jawi spelling سوڤايا)
  1. so that (in order to) Synonyms: agar
    Sense id: en-supaya-ms-conj-F5H0K93x Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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    [
      "sa-",
      "sa-#Old_Javanese"
    ],
    [
      "upāya",
      "upāya#Old_Javanese"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kaw",
        "2": "sa-",
        "3": "upāya",
        "nocat": "1",
        "t1": "",
        "t2": "aim, means, way, stratagem, craft"
      },
      "expansion": "sa- + upāya (“aim, means, way, stratagem, craft”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from sa- + upāya (“aim, means, way, stratagem, craft”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سوڤايا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "سوڤايا"
      },
      "expansion": "supaya (Jawi spelling سوڤايا)",
      "name": "ms-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "so that (in order to)"
      ],
      "id": "en-supaya-ms-conj-F5H0K93x",
      "links": [
        [
          "so that",
          "so that"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "agar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/suˈpaja/",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[suˈpa.ja]",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suˈpajə/",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[suˈpa.jə]",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ajə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-jə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "supaya"
}

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "sa-",
      "sa-#Old_Javanese"
    ],
    [
      "upāya",
      "upāya#Old_Javanese"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "sa-",
        "3": "upāya",
        "nocat": "1",
        "t1": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "sa- + upāya (“aim, means, way, stratagem, craft”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from sa- + upāya (“aim, means, way, stratagem, craft”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سوڤايا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "سوڤايا"
      },
      "expansion": "supaya (Jawi spelling سوڤايا)",
      "name": "ms-conj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay 3-syllable words",
        "Malay conjunctions",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/a",
        "Rhymes:Malay/a/3 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ajə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/jə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ə"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "so that (in order to)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "so that",
          "so that"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "agar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/suˈpaja/",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[suˈpa.ja]",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suˈpajə/",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[suˈpa.jə]",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ajə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-jə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "supaya"
}

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