Bahasa Melayu

bersawah

Bahasa Melayu

English

to cultivate rice fields, to own a rice field

To work in rice-field farming or have a rice field as one’s own.

برساوه

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Keluarga itu bersawah di kampung sejak dahulu.

    That family has cultivated rice fields in the village for a long time.

  2. Mereka bersawah di tanah warisan itu.

    They own and work a rice field on that inherited land.

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What does “to cultivate rice fields” mean in Malay?

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bersawah

Used for rice-field farming or owning a rice field.

Word family

Common derived forms

persawahan
paddy cultivation
sawah
rice field; paddy field

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.