"tak payah" meaning in Malay

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Adverb

IPA: [taʔ pa.jah] Forms: تق ڤايه [Jawi]
Etymology: Compound of tak + payah. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|ms|tak|payah}} Compound of tak + payah Head templates: {{ms-adv|j=تق ڤايه}} tak payah (Jawi spelling تق ڤايه)
  1. Negative imperative marker, similar to English imperative don't.
    Sense id: en-tak_payah-ms-adv-hZr3AFxk

Verb

IPA: [taʔ pa.jah] Forms: تق ڤايه [Jawi]
Etymology: Compound of tak + payah. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|ms|tak|payah}} Compound of tak + payah Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=تق ڤايه}} tak payah (Jawi spelling تق ڤايه)
  1. (modal, auxiliary) To not need to. Tags: auxiliary, modal
    Sense id: en-tak_payah-ms-verb-1DHPVDSs Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
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