"tera" meaning in Malay

See tera in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tera/, [terə] (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) Forms: تيرا [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=تيرا}} tera (Jawi spelling تيرا, 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: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) 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: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) 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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    },
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          "word": "bijak"
        },
        {
          "word": "pandai"
        }
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        "amazing; awesome."
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        "(colloquial) amazing; awesome."
      ],
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        },
        {
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        }
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      "ipa": "/tera/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[terə]",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ra"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
    {
      "form": "tera-tera",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tera²",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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          "english": "The official government seal",
          "text": "Tera rasmi kerajaan",
          "translation": "The official government seal",
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        "seal; stamp."
      ],
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        [
          "seal",
          "seal#English"
        ],
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          "stamp",
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        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cap"
        },
        {
          "word": "mohor"
        },
        {
          "word": "cap mohor"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/təra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tərə]",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ra"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "stamp",
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          "seal",
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        {
          "word": "cetak"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "to print (book)."
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      "id": "en-tera-ms-verb-vF~cyMuX",
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        [
          "print",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "cap"
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        {
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    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tərə]",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ra"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "lebih tera",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
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      "form": "paling tera",
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      "glosses": [
        "smart; intelligent."
      ],
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          "smart",
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        [
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          "word": "bijak"
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "amazing; awesome."
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          "awesome",
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        "(colloquial) amazing; awesome."
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        },
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          "word": "hebat"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tera/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[terə]",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ra"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "plural"
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        "seal; stamp."
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        [
          "seal",
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        [
          "stamp",
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "cap"
        },
        {
          "word": "mohor"
        },
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    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ra"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
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}

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