"upah" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /upah/ Forms: اوڤه [Jawi], upah-upah [plural]
Rhymes: -upah, -pah, -ah Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *upaq (“compensation, reward”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*upaq|t=compensation, reward}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *upaq (“compensation, reward”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=اوڤه}} upah (Jawi spelling اوڤه, plural upah-upah)
  1. wage; compensation; a specified amount of money that is given to someone for doing a certain task Synonyms: bayaran, pendapatan, gaji Derived forms: berupah, orang upah
    Sense id: en-upah-ms-noun-DFzB51yc Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 36 7 45 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 38 4 50 4 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 94 6

Verb

IPA: /upah/ Forms: اوڤه [Jawi]
Rhymes: -upah, -pah, -ah Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *upaq (“compensation, reward”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*upaq|t=compensation, reward}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *upaq (“compensation, reward”) Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=اوڤه}} upah (Jawi spelling اوڤه)
  1. to pay someone a wage or an upah Synonyms: bayar Derived forms: diupah, mengupah, pengupah, upahan
    Sense id: en-upah-ms-verb-fXIGXqiM

Alternative forms

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