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dekat

Pronunciation: [də.kat]

“dekat” is a Malay word. Its 10 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. Located near or close.
  2. Happening soon.
  3. Acquainted; being close friends.

adverb

  1. Almost, nearly.

preposition

  1. At, in, on
  2. Within or nearing a location.
  3. In the direction of (used with animate and abstract objects).
  4. Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
  5. For
  6. For the benefit of.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dəkət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkət, from Proto-Austronesian *dekeC.

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