| genesis | n 1. (fml) origin, asal usul, azali: the ~ of civilization, asal usul tamadun; 2. G~, (Christianity) Genesis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| provenance | n asal-usul: a manuscript of doubtful ~, manuskrip yg asal-usulnya diragui; the date and ~ of this relic, tarikh serta asal-usul bahan peninggalan sejarah ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mystery | asal-usul mereka tersembunyi dlm misteri; an air of ~ surrounds the whole affair, suasana yg misteri menyelubungi peristiwa itu; 3. (story, play, etc) approp n + misteri: the play is a ~, and revolves around a murder in a co | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heraldry | n study of coats of arms and the history of old families, ilmu asal-usul dan lambang kebangsawanan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mechanistic | adj mekanik, mekanistik: a ~ explanation of the origin of man, penjelasan mekanik ttg asal-usul manusia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| root | n 1. (part of a plant) akar: to pull up the plant by the ~s, mencabut pokok itu dgn akarnya sekali; 2. root crop, tanaman berakar; 3. embedded part of hair, nail, etc, akar; 4. source, punca: money is the ~ of all evil, wang ialah punca segala maksiat; the ~ of the problem is incompatibility, punca masalah itu ialah ketakserasian; /get at, go to, strike at/ the ~(s) of, mencari puncanya; the ~ cause, punca; 5. (in pl) family ties, origins, asal-usul, asal: her ~s are here, in this country, asalnya di sini, di negeri ini; 6. (ling) kata akar; 7. (math) punca kuasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| derivation | n 1. obtaining (from a source) pemerolehan; (chem) penerbitan: the ~ of a myth from an icon, pemerolehan mitos drpd ikon; 2. origin, source, berasal: words of Sanskrit ~, perkataan-perkataan yg berasal drpd perkataan Sanskrit; he claimed ~ from French stock, dia mengakui dia berasal drpd keturunan Perancis; 3. (ling) a. process of word formation, proses penerbitan kata; b. etymology, asal-usul; 4. (chem & math), (process) penerbitan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |