Bahasa Melayu

ganjar

Bahasa Melayu

English

reward, punish, recompense

To give a reward or to impose a punishment as a response to an action.

ڬنجر

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Guru itu ganjar murid yang rajin membaca.

    The teacher rewarded the pupil who was diligent in reading.

  2. Mahkamah ganjar pesalah itu mengikut kesalahan yang dilakukan.

    The court punished the offender according to the offence committed.

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ganjar

It can also mean to punish in return for an act.

Word family

Common derived forms

ganjaran
reward
mengganjarkan
to reward; to present; to punish with

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.