"tera" meaning in Malay

See tera in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tera/, [terə] (note: schwa-variety) Forms: ترا [Jawi], lebih tera [comparative], paling tera [superlative]
Rhymes: -ra, -a Etymology: Borrowed from Kedah Malay tera. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|meo|tera}} Borrowed from Kedah Malay tera Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=ترا}} tera (Jawi spelling ترا, comparative lebih tera, superlative paling tera)
  1. smart; intelligent. Synonyms: bijak, pandai
    Sense id: en-tera-ms-adj-Zw6TI7PZ Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 49 15 4 28 4
  2. (colloquial) amazing; awesome. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: gempak, hebat
    Sense id: en-tera-ms-adj-HWvPf6k3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /təra/, [tərə] (note: schwa-variety) Forms: ترا [Jawi], tera-tera [plural], tera² [plural]
Rhymes: -ra, -a Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ترا}} tera (Jawi spelling ترا, plural tera-tera or tera²)
  1. seal; stamp. Synonyms: cap, mohor, cap mohor
    Sense id: en-tera-ms-noun-azwhtFcA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /təra/, [tərə] (note: schwa-variety) Forms: ترا [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ra, -a Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=ترا}} tera (Jawi spelling ترا)
  1. to stamp; to put a seal on a document. Synonyms: cetak
    Sense id: en-tera-ms-verb-gD6AIfKM
  2. to print (book). Synonyms: cap, cetak
    Sense id: en-tera-ms-verb-vF~cyMuX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "to print (book)."
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