Bahasa Melayu
kempang
English
dugout boat, dugout river boat
a boat made by hollowing out a log, usually used on rivers.
كمڤڠ
Examples
Contoh ayat
Mereka menaiki kempang untuk menyeberangi sungai.
They rode in a dugout boat to cross the river.
Nelayan itu mengikat kempang di tebing.
The fisherman tied the dugout boat by the riverbank.
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What does “dugout boat” mean in Malay?
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kempang
Here, kempang means a boat carved from a log.
Word family
Common derived forms
- mengempang
- to dam up; to block
- sempang
- hyphen; dash
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