Bahasa Melayu

jerat

Bahasa Melayu

English

trap, snare, lasso

a device or method used to catch, restrain, or deceive.

جرت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pemburu itu menggunakan jerat untuk menangkap haiwan kecil.

    The hunter used a snare to catch small animals.

  2. Saya hampir terjerat dalam tipu helah itu.

    I almost got caught in that trick.

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What does “snare” mean in Malay?

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jerat

Can also mean a trap, trick, or lasso.

Word family

Common derived forms

menjerat
to trap; to deceive with a snare
penjerat
trapper
terjerat
trapped; tricked

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.