Bahasa Melayu

baran

Bahasa Melayu

English

grumpy, hot-tempered, disagreeable

Easily annoyed and bad-tempered.

بارن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Jangan cakap kasar dengan orang yang baran.

    Do not speak rudely to a hot-tempered person.

  2. Dia kelihatan baran selepas pulang dari kerja.

    He looked grumpy after coming home from work.

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What does “grumpy” mean in Malay?

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baran

It describes someone who is easily annoyed or bad-tempered.

Word family

Common derived forms

sebaran
something spread on; spread-out material
bar
bar; long narrow barrier
sebar
to spread; distribute; make known

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.