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matra

“matra” is a Malay word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. dimension, measure of spatial extent
  2. a measure of cadence pressure
  3. a measure of the length of a syllable; equivalent to mora

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian matra, from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā, “measure”). Doublet of meter. * Displaced Dutch dimensie “dimension” in former Dutch colonies (Riouw and dependencies etc) as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944. Later absorbed into Malaysian dictionaries in 1970s

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