Bahasa Melayu

keutamaan

Bahasa Melayu

English

priority, preference

The state of being given first importance or chosen before other things.

كاوتامأن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Keselamatan kanak-kanak menjadi keutamaan sekolah itu.

    The safety of the children is the school’s priority.

  2. Dia memberi keutamaan kepada kerja yang lebih penting.

    He gave priority to the more important work.

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What does “priority” mean in Malay?

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keutamaan

It means something given first importance.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengutamakan
to give priority to; to emphasize
terutama
especially
terutamanya
principally; mainly

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.