Bahasa Melayu

kongkong

Bahasa Melayu

English

pillory, stocks, bark

A kongkong is a wooden device used to restrain or punish someone, and in some older senses it can also mean bark.

كوڠكوڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Penjahat itu diikat pada kongkong di tengah kampung.

    The thief was tied to the pillory in the middle of the village.

  2. Anjing itu menyalak kuat apabila kucing berlari ke atas pokok.

    The dog barked loudly when the cat ran up the tree.

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kongkong

It can also refer to bark in an older sense.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.