Bahasa Melayu

jam

Bahasa Melayu

English

hourglass, sand timer

A glass container for measuring time by the flow of sand from one bulb to another.

جم

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Nenek menggunakan jam pasir untuk mengukur masa memasak.

    Grandmother used an hourglass to measure cooking time.

  2. Jam pasir itu sudah habis sebelum permainan tamat.

    The sand timer had run out before the game ended.

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What does “hourglass” mean in Malay?

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jam

It refers to a sand timer.

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.