"tapi" meaning in Malay

See tapi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈtapi/ (note: schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga), [ˈt̪a.pi] (note: schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) Forms: تاڤي [Jawi], tp [alternative]
Rhymes: -api, -pi, -i Etymology: Clipping of tetapi, from Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi). Etymology templates: {{clipping|ms|tetapi}} Clipping of tetapi, {{der|ms|sa|तथापि}} Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi) Head templates: {{ms-conj|j=تاڤي}} tapi (Jawi spelling تاڤي)
  1. alternative form of tetapi (“but”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tetapi (extra: but)
    Sense id: en-tapi-ms-conj-8sfQ7hYJ Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "Clipping of tetapi, from Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi).",
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      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "ms-conj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ta",
        "pi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "conj",
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        {
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        }
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              22,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I want to buy this phone, but I don't have enough money.",
          "text": "Saya nak beli fon ni, tapi tak cukup duit.",
          "translation": "I want to buy this phone, but I don't have enough money.",
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        }
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      ],
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        ]
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      "note": "schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪a.pi]",
      "note": "schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-api"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pi"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "sa",
        "3": "तथापि"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tp",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "tapi (Jawi spelling تاڤي)",
      "name": "ms-conj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
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        "ta",
        "pi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
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  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        }
      ],
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        "Malay clippings",
        "Malay conjunctions",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Malay terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 12 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/api",
        "Rhymes:Malay/i",
        "Rhymes:Malay/i/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Malay/pi"
      ],
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              26
            ]
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              26,
              29
            ]
          ],
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        }
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      "note": "schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈt̪a.pi]",
      "note": "schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-api"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pi"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    }
  ],
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}

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