Bahasa Melayu

idiom

Bahasa Melayu

English

idiom, fixed expression

An idiom is a fixed expression whose meaning is not always obvious from the individual words.

اديوم

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Ungkapan “ringan tulang” ialah idiom yang biasa digunakan dalam bahasa Melayu.

    The expression “ringan tulang” is a common idiom in Malay.

  2. Guru itu menerangkan maksud idiom sebelum murid menulis karangan.

    The teacher explained the meaning of the idiom before the students wrote their essay.

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idiom

It is a fixed expression with a special meaning.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.