Bahasa Melayu

khianat

Bahasa Melayu

English

treachery, betrayal, disloyalty

Khianat is an act of betrayal or disloyalty toward someone or a trust.

خيانت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Perbuatannya dianggap khianat kepada pasukan itu.

    His act was seen as betrayal to the team.

  2. Mereka menolak tindakan khianat yang memecah-belahkan kumpulan itu.

    They rejected the treacherous act that divided the group.

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khianat

It refers to disloyal or treacherous behaviour.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengkhianati
to betray; to be disloyal to
pengkhianatan
betrayal; treachery

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.