Bahasa Melayu

jam

Bahasa Melayu

English

sun dial

A device that tells time by the position of the sun and its shadow.

جم

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Muzium itu mempamerkan jam lama di halaman.

    The museum displayed an old sundial in the courtyard.

  2. Kanak-kanak itu belajar cara jam mengukur bayang-bayang matahari.

    The children learned how the sundial measures the shadow of the sun.

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What does “sun dial” mean in Malay?

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jam

This sense refers to a sundial.

Word family

Common derived forms

kejam
cruel; brutal
mejam
to rotate around a fixed center

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.