Bahasa Melayu

laras

Bahasa Melayu

English

barrel, pitch, key

A laras is a barrel of a gun, or the musical pitch or key of a tune.

لارس

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Penembak itu membersihkan laras senapang sebelum keluar memburu.

    The shooter cleaned the gun barrel before going out to hunt.

  2. Lagu itu dinyanyikan dalam laras yang lebih tinggi.

    The song was sung in a higher key.

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laras

It can also mean musical pitch or key in this sense.

Word family

Common derived forms

melaraskan
to adjust; to harmonize; to match
selaras
in harmony; in line; matching

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.