Bahasa Melayu
anak
English
adopted child
A child who has been legally or informally taken into a family as one's own.
انق
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Contoh ayat
Pasangan itu menjaga anak angkat mereka dengan baik.
The couple takes good care of their adopted child.
Dia dibesarkan sebagai anak angkat dalam keluarga itu.
He was raised as an adopted child in that family.
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anak angkat
Anak angkat is the Malay phrase for an adopted child.
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- menanak
- to cook rice or other food by boiling or steaming
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