Bahasa Melayu

kepung

Bahasa Melayu

English

besiege, surround, blockade

To form a circle around something or someone to trap or block it.

كڤوڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pemain lawan mengepung penjaga gol itu di kawasan padang.

    The opposing players surrounded the goalkeeper in the field area.

  2. Polis mengepung kawasan itu selepas kejadian berlaku.

    The police surrounded the area after the incident.

Quick check

What does “besiege” mean in Malay?

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kepung

Use kepung for surrounding or blocking something.

Word family

Common derived forms

kepungan
encirclement; blockade
mengepung
to surround; encircle
terkepung
surrounded; besieged

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.