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main.

to play

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmain/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.ɪn]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to play

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay main, from Proto-Malayic *main, a reduction from Pre-Proto-Malayic *qumaim, *qumayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-um- + *qayam (“domesticated animal, plaything”). The "unpromptedly" sense is a semantic loan from Betawi maèn or an Eastern Indonesian Malay form (compare Kupang Malay maen). Doublet of ayam (“chicken”).

adv/ˈmain/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.ɪn]Standard-Indonesian

  1. unpromptedly (without prior notice; for no apparent reason)

    colloquial
    main tunjuk
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay main, from Proto-Malayic *main, a reduction from Pre-Proto-Malayic *qumaim, *qumayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-um- + *qayam (“domesticated animal, plaything”). The "unpromptedly" sense is a semantic loan from Betawi maèn or an Eastern Indonesian Malay form (compare Kupang Malay maen). Doublet of ayam (“chicken”).

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