Bahasa Melayu

kandung

Bahasa Melayu

English

womb, contain, pregnant, contents

To hold within, or to be pregnant with a baby.

كندوڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Bekas itu kandung air panas dengan selamat.

    The container held the hot water safely.

  2. Ibu itu kandung anak keduanya.

    That mother is pregnant with her second child.

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mengandungi

This entry also has the sense of being pregnant in related forms.

Word family

Common derived forms

kandungan
contents; foetus
mengandung
to be pregnant; to be filled with
mengandungi
to contain
mengandungkan
to carry; containing

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.