Bahasa Melayu

gading

Bahasa Melayu

English

ivory, tusk

Gading is the hard white material from elephant tusks, or a tusk itself.

ڬاديڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Ukiran itu dibuat daripada gading.

    The carving was made from ivory.

  2. Mereka melihat gading gajah yang panjang di muzium.

    They saw a long elephant tusk in the museum.

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gading

It can refer to the material or to an elephant tusk.

Word family

Common derived forms

bergading
having a tusk

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.