Bahasa Melayu

guna

Bahasa Melayu

English

use, purpose, benefit

Use means the value, purpose, or benefit of something.

ڬونا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Alat ini ada guna untuk kerja di dapur.

    This tool is useful for work in the kitchen.

  2. Nasihat itu banyak guna kepada saya.

    That advice was very helpful to me.

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What does “use” mean in Malay?

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guna

This is the basic Malay word for purpose, value, or usefulness.

Word family

Common derived forms

berguna
useful; handy; beneficial
kegunaan
use; usefulness
menggunakan
to use; to make use of
pengguna
user; consumer

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.