Bahasa Melayu

kejan

Bahasa Melayu

English

incite, urge on, provoke

To push someone to act, often in a bad or troublesome way.

كجن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia cuba kejan budak-budak itu supaya bergaduh.

    He tried to incite the children to fight.

  2. Jangan kejan orang lain dengan kata-kata yang tidak baik.

    Do not provoke other people with unkind words.

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kejan

Best core meaning: incite.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengejan
urge to do something
keji
despicable; cruel; disgraceful

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.