Bahasa Melayu

kekurangan

Bahasa Melayu

English

shortage, deficiency, insufficiency, imperfection

A condition of not having enough, or a lack of something important.

ككوراڠن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kekurangan air bersih menjadi masalah di kampung itu.

    A shortage of clean water became a problem in the village.

  2. Guru itu membincangkan kekurangan dalam karangan saya.

    The teacher discussed the weaknesses in my essay.

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What does “shortage” mean in Malay?

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kekurangan

A lack or deficiency of something.

Word family

Common derived forms

berkurangan
to become less and less
kurang
less; insufficient; incomplete
mengurang
to make less; to decrease
mengurangkan
to reduce

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.