Bahasa Melayu
kekurangan
English
shortage, deficiency, insufficiency, imperfection
A condition of not having enough, or a lack of something important.
ككوراڠن
Examples
Contoh ayat
Kekurangan air bersih menjadi masalah di kampung itu.
A shortage of clean water became a problem in the village.
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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