Bahasa Melayu
belas
English
compassion, pity, eleven to nineteen
Kind feeling for someone’s suffering, and also the base used in Malay teen numbers.
بلس
Examples
Contoh ayat
Dia berasa belas melihat nasib kanak-kanak itu.
He felt pity for the child’s situation.
Sila hafal nombor sebelas hingga sembilan belas.
Please memorise the numbers eleven to nineteen.
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belas
Also forms the teen numbers in Malay.
Word family
Common derived forms
- sebelas
- eleven
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