Bahasa Melayu
kubu
English
fortress, fort, stockade
A strong protected place used for defence.
كوبو
Examples
Contoh ayat
Mereka berlindung di dalam kubu lama itu.
They sheltered inside the old fort.
Kubu di tepi bukit itu masih teguh.
The fortress on the hillside is still strong.
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What does “fortress” mean in Malay?
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kubu
It refers to a strong place used for defence.
Word family
Common derived forms
- berkubu
- defend from fort; take shelter in a fort; use a fort
- berkubukan
- use something as a stockade or fort
- perkubuan
- wall of a fortress
- terkubu
- trapped in a fortress
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