Bahasa Melayu

lantar

Bahasa Melayu

English

remain, cause, put forward

To remain somewhere, to cause something, or to put an idea forward.

لنتر

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Rumah itu dibiarkan lantar selepas pemiliknya berpindah.

    The house was left abandoned after the owner moved away.

  2. Dia lantar alasan yang munasabah dalam perbincangan itu.

    He put forward a reasonable explanation in the discussion.

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lantar

It can mean to present an idea or reason.

Word family

Common derived forms

lantaran
because; therefore
terlantar
neglected; stranded; sprawled

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.