Bahasa Melayu
seelok
English
as beautiful as, as good as, as lovely as
Used to compare one thing with another in the same degree.
سايلوق
Examples
Contoh ayat
Rumah baharu itu seelok rumah lama mereka.
The new house is as good as their old one.
Bunga di laman itu seelok bunga di taman bandar.
The flowers in that yard are as lovely as the flowers in the city park.
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What does “as beautiful as” mean in Malay?
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seelok
Used for comparison of the same degree.
Word family
Common derived forms
- elok
- beautiful; good; nice
- memperelok
- to make more beautiful; to improve further
- mengelokkan
- to beautify; to improve; to bend or turn
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