Bahasa Melayu

hawa

Bahasa Melayu

English

women, female sex, womenfolk

The female sex or women as a group.

هاوا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kaum hawa itu bekerjasama dalam program komuniti.

    The women worked together in the community programme.

  2. Dalam majlis itu, kaum hawa duduk di sebelah kiri.

    In the event, the women sat on the left side.

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What does “womenfolk” mean in Malay?

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kaum hawa

It refers to women as a group.

Word family

Common derived forms

berhawa
to have a climate; to be climatically.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.