Bahasa Melayu

asai

Bahasa Melayu

English

weevil, wood weevil

A small insect that damages fruit or wood.

اساا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Asai merosakkan buah yang disimpan di dapur.

    The weevil damaged the fruit kept in the kitchen.

  2. Petani itu membuang kayu yang dimakan asai.

    The farmer threw away the wood eaten by weevils.

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What does “weevil” mean in Malay?

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asai

A small insect that damages stored fruit or wood.

Word family

Common derived forms

asa
hope
berasa
to feel
perasaan
feeling; emotion
terasa
felt; sensed

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.