Bahasa Melayu
bantai
English
beat, slaughter, gobble
Bantai means to beat or kill roughly, or to eat very greedily.
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Examples
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Penjahat itu membantai mangsanya dengan kejam.
The criminal slaughtered his victim cruelly.
Budak-budak itu membantai mi goreng hingga habis.
The children gobbled up the fried noodles until it was all gone.
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What does “beat” mean in Malay?
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beat
In this sense it can also mean slaughter or gobble, depending on context.
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