Bahasa Melayu
kepayahan
English
difficulty, hardship, burden
Kepayahan is the state of having great difficulty, hardship, or a heavy burden.
كڤايهن
Examples
Contoh ayat
Mereka menempuh kepayahan untuk membina kehidupan baharu.
They went through hardship to build a new life.
Kepayahan itu tidak mematahkan semangatnya.
That hardship did not break his spirit.
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What does “difficulty” mean in Malay?
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kepayahan
This refers to hardship or a burdensome state.
Word family
Common derived forms
- memayahkan
- to make difficult; to trouble
- payah
- difficult; hard; tiring
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