Bahasa Melayu
jerih perih
English
effort, hard work, painful effort
great effort and hardship put into doing something.
جريه ڤريه
Examples
Contoh ayat
Dia berjaya kerana jerih perih yang panjang.
He succeeded because of long and hard effort.
Kejayaan itu datang selepas banyak jerih perih.
That success came after a lot of hard effort.
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What does “effort” mean in Malay?
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jerih perih
Refers to hard, painful, or tiring effort.
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