Bahasa Melayu

cemar

Bahasa Melayu

English

impure, polluted, contaminated

Not clean or pure, or made dirty by harmful things.

چمر

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Air sungai itu cemar selepas hujan lebat.

    The river water became polluted after the heavy rain.

  2. Makanan itu tidak boleh dimakan kerana sudah cemar.

    That food cannot be eaten because it has been contaminated.

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cemar

It is used for things that are no longer clean or pure.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.