Bahasa Melayu
jerumat
English
darn, mend by weaving thread, repair a torn cloth
To mend a hole in cloth by weaving thread across it.
جرومت
Examples
Contoh ayat
Nenek menjerumat stoking yang berlubang.
Grandmother darned the sock with a hole in it.
Dia belajar menjerumat kain yang koyak di sekolah.
He learned how to darn torn fabric at school.
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What does “darn” mean in Malay?
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jerumat
It means to mend a hole in cloth by weaving thread across it.
Word family
Common derived forms
- menjerumat
- to darn; to mend cloth by weaving thread across a hole
- penjerumat
- a darning needle
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