Bahasa Melayu
kantuk
English
sleepiness, drowsiness
A state of feeling sleepy or needing to sleep.
كنتوق
Examples
Contoh ayat
Dia menahan kantuk ketika mendengar syarahan itu.
He fought off sleepiness while listening to the talk.
Selepas makan tengah hari, kantuknya makin kuat.
After lunch, his drowsiness became stronger.
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What does “sleepiness” mean in Malay?
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kantuk
Use kantuk for the feeling of wanting to sleep.
Word family
Common derived forms
- mengantuk
- to feel sleepy; sleepy
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