Bahasa Melayu

gara

Bahasa Melayu

English

disaster, calamity

A very bad event that causes trouble, loss, or harm.

ڬارا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pertengkaran itu menjadi gara kepada seluruh keluarga.

    That quarrel became a disaster for the whole family.

  2. Kita perlu bersiap sedia supaya tidak berlaku gara.

    We need to be prepared so that no disaster happens.

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What does “disaster” mean in Malay?

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gara

This sense appears in the expression gara-gara.

Word family

Common derived forms

segara
the sea; ocean

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.