Bahasa Melayu

kependekan

Bahasa Melayu

English

abbreviation, shortness

The state of being short, or a shortened form of a word or expression.

كڤنديكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Singkatan itu digunakan kerana kependekan nama organisasi itu.

    That abbreviation is used because the organization’s name is short.

  2. Kependekan ayat itu memudahkan pembaca memahami isi penting.

    The brevity of the sentence made it easier for readers to understand the main point.

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kependekan

Used for a shortened form or the state of being short.

Word family

Common derived forms

memendek
to become short; to contract
memendekkan
to shorten; to compress; to abbreviate
pendek
short; concise

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.