Bahasa Melayu

lekang

Bahasa Melayu

English

chapped, cracked from heat

Dry and cracked because of heat or rough weather.

لكڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Bibirnya lekang selepas lama berjalan di bawah matahari.

    Her lips became chapped after walking under the sun for a long time.

  2. Tanah di kebun itu lekang kerana cuaca terlalu panas.

    The soil in the garden was cracked from the very hot weather.

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What does “chapped” mean in Malay?

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lekang

Used for skin or surfaces that crack from heat or dryness.

Word family

Common derived forms

berlekang
to separate
melekang
to crack; to chap
melekangkan
to separate from
terlekang
separated from

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.