Bahasa Melayu

kurang

Bahasa Melayu

English

less, insufficient, incomplete

Not enough, smaller in amount than needed, or not complete.

كورڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Air dalam botol itu kurang untuk semua orang.

    There is not enough water in the bottle for everyone.

  2. Jawapan itu masih kurang lengkap.

    That answer is still incomplete.

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kurang

Can also mean insufficient or incomplete in context.

Word family

Common derived forms

berkurangan
to become less and less
kekurangan
shortage; deficiency; insufficiency; imperfection
mengurang
to make less; to decrease
mengurangkan
to reduce

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.