Bahasa Melayu

hancing

Bahasa Melayu

English

foul-smelling, stinking, rank

Having a very bad smell.

هنچيڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Bilik stor itu hancing selepas lama ditutup.

    The storeroom was foul-smelling after being closed for a long time.

  2. Sampah basah itu mula hancing.

    The wet rubbish started to smell bad.

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hancing

Used for a very bad smell.

Word family

Common derived forms

menghancingkan
to make foul-smelling

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.