Bahasa Melayu

berjantan

Bahasa Melayu

English

live with a man without marriage, associate with a man

To live with a man without being married to him.

برجنتن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia dituduh berjantan dengan seorang lelaki di bandar itu.

    She was accused of living with a man in that town without being married.

  2. Keluarga itu tidak mahu dia berjantan dengan sesiapa tanpa ikatan yang sah.

    The family does not want her to live with anyone without a proper marriage.

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berjantan

This sense refers to an unmarried living arrangement with a man.

Word family

Common derived forms

jantan
male; man; valiant

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.