Bahasa Melayu
bertawaduk
English
to be humble, to be unassuming
Bertawaduk means to behave humbly and without pride.
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Dia sentiasa bertawaduk walaupun dipuji ramai.
He always behaves humbly even when praised by many people.
Pemimpin itu bertawaduk ketika bertemu penduduk kampung.
The leader was humble when meeting the villagers.
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bertawaduk
Bertawaduk means to act humbly or unassumingly.
Word family
Common derived forms
- tawaduk
- humble; modest; unassuming
- ketawadukan
- humility; unpretentiousness
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