Bahasa Melayu
kahat
English
scarcity, famine
A severe lack of food or other basic needs.
كهات
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Daerah itu pernah mengalami kahat akibat kemarau panjang.
That area once suffered famine because of a long drought.
Penduduk desa bimbang apabila musim kahat tiba.
The villagers worried when the season of scarcity came.
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kahat
It means a severe lack of food or supplies.
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