"teh" meaning in Malay

See teh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈte/ (note: Johor-Riau), [ˈt̪e] (note: Johor-Riau), /tɛ/ (note: Baku, Northern Peninsular Malay), [t̪ɛ] (note: Baku, Northern Peninsular Malay) Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-teh (JR).wav , LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-teh (BNP).wav Forms: تيه [Jawi]
Rhymes: -eh Etymology: From Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect). Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|nan-hbl|茶|tr=tê}} Hokkien 茶 (tê) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=تيه|pl=-}} teh (Jawi spelling تيه)
  1. Tea:
    The tea plant; Camelia sinensis.
    Synonyms: ca, pokok teh
    Sense id: en-teh-ms-noun-sLsR-Fqw Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 2 9 14 5 20 20 20 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 15 3 23 23 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 28 7 8
  2. Tea:
    The leaves of a tea plant.
    Synonyms: ca, daun teh
    Sense id: en-teh-ms-noun-7TJMUl-I Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 2 9 14 5 20 20 20 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 15 3 23 23 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 28 7 8
  3. Tea:
    The tea drink.
    Synonyms: ca, air teh
    Sense id: en-teh-ms-noun-VjxThuaK Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 2 9 14 5 20 20 20 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 15 3 23 23 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 28 7 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: teh encer, teh hutan, teh kampung, teh kosong, teh O, teh O beng, teh susu, teh tarik
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈte/ (note: Johor-Riau), [ˈt̪e] (note: Johor-Riau), /tɛ/ (note: Baku, Northern Peninsular Malay), [t̪ɛ] (note: Baku, Northern Peninsular Malay) Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-teh (JR).wav , LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-teh (BNP).wav
Rhymes: -eh Etymology: Clipping of putih. Etymology templates: {{clipping|ms|putih}} Clipping of putih Head templates: {{ms-noun|تيه|pl=-}} teh
  1. (Perak) A title of address for the sixth child in a family.
    Sense id: en-teh-ms-noun-23fD5DzW Categories (other): Perak Malay
  2. (Pahang) A title of address for the fourth child in a family. Tags: Pahang
    Sense id: en-teh-ms-noun-ezY43zU- Categories (other): Pahang Malay
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/88/LL-Q9237_%28msa%29-GinormousBuildings-teh_%28BNP%29.wav/LL-Q9237_%28msa%29-GinormousBuildings-teh_%28BNP%29.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/88/LL-Q9237_%28msa%29-GinormousBuildings-teh_%28BNP%29.wav/LL-Q9237_%28msa%29-GinormousBuildings-teh_%28BNP%29.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "teh"
}

Download raw JSONL data for teh meaning in Malay (5.2kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Perak",
  "path": [
    "teh"
  ],
  "section": "Malay",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "teh",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Perak",
  "path": [
    "teh"
  ],
  "section": "Malay",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "teh",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Malay dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-20 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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