Bahasa Melayu

ejaan

Bahasa Melayu

English

spelling

The way a word is written with the correct letters in the correct order.

ايجأن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Ejaan baharu itu digunakan dalam buku teks sekolah.

    The new spelling is used in school textbooks.

  2. Dia mempelajari ejaan perkataan yang sukar.

    He learned the spelling of difficult words.

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ejaan

Used for the correct written form of a word.

Word family

Common derived forms

eja
to spell
mengeja
to spell
mengejakan
to spell out

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Sebutan

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.