Bahasa Melayu

lurut

Bahasa Melayu

English

rub, smooth with fingers

To rub or smooth something with the fingers.

لوروت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Ibu lurut kain yang berkedut itu dengan tangan.

    Mother smoothed the wrinkled cloth with her hand.

  2. Dia lurut rambut anak kecil itu perlahan-lahan.

    He gently smoothed the little child's hair.

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lurut

Used for rubbing or smoothing with the fingers.

Word family

Common derived forms

kelurut
whitlow

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.