Bahasa Melayu

jarang

Bahasa Melayu

English

sparse, thinly spaced, rare

Not close together, or happening only once in a while.

جارڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pokok di tepi jalan itu tumbuh jarang.

    The trees along the road grow sparsely.

  2. Dia jarang keluar rumah pada waktu malam.

    He rarely goes out of the house at night.

Quick check

What does “sparse” mean in Malay?

Show answer

jarang

It can describe things that are not close together.

Word family

Common derived forms

menjarangkan
space out; make less dense

Related vocabulary

Sebutan

Dengar sebutan perkataan jarang:

Rakaman suara asli MyKamus.

MyKamus Learn

Remember this word

Save one dictionary meaning, then practise it with typed recall.

Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.