Bahasa Melayu

baku

Bahasa Melayu

English

standard, genuine, basic

Officially accepted as standard, or true and genuine in quality.

باكو

Examples

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  1. Bahasa baku digunakan dalam penulisan rasmi.

    Standard language is used in formal writing.

  2. Mereka memilih kain baku yang berkualiti baik.

    They chose genuine cloth of good quality.

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baku

It can also mean genuine or basic in this sense.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.