Bahasa Melayu

herdikan

Bahasa Melayu

English

scolding, abuse, snarl

A herdikan is a sharp, angry scolding or harsh rebuke.

هيرديقن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Ketua itu memberikan herdikan kepada pekerja yang lewat.

    The supervisor gave a scolding to the worker who was late.

  2. Dia diam sahaja ketika menerima herdikan daripada ayahnya.

    He stayed quiet when he received a scolding from his father.

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herdikan

It refers to a sharp, angry rebuke.

Word family

Common derived forms

herdik
scolding, abusive language
mengherdik
to scold sharply, to snarl at

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.