Bahasa Melayu

jelalatan

Bahasa Melayu

English

look around wildly, look about insolently

Jelalatan means looking around in a wild or insolent way.

جللاتن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Budak itu jelalatan mencari ibunya di pasar.

    The child looked around wildly for his mother at the market.

  2. Dia jelalatan ke sekeliling sebelum masuk.

    He looked around insolently before going in.

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jelalatan

This describes restless or insolent looking around.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.